Is There Any Ice Cream?
Surviving the Challenges of Caregiving for a Loved One
with Alzheimer's, Anxiety and COPD
Accepting the Gift of Caregiving, Part One
Is There Any Ice Cream?
by JUDITH ALLEN SHONE
Will you be ready?
Will you be overwhelmed?
Will you be prepared or
will you struggle in your role?
Before you have no choice,
before it is your turn,
be encouraged to understand
the world of caregiving.
You are invited to view the caregiving life through the window of a lovingly written memoir, revealed through personal stories, that inspire awareness and can transform fears into courage and confidence.
As I have moved along the path we have travelled on our journey, I have become increasingly passionate about encouraging new caregivers to find lifelines and support.
Judith Allen Shone never asked “what if” her loved one became ill and she, alone, and in her seventies, had to be the one to care for him. It never occurred to her that she would become a caregiver 24/7, without support for four years.
She never dreamed she would experience desperation and loneliness beginning just three years into retirement.
But that is exactly what happened. Would you have been ready?
It was from the years of learning, day to day, that Shone sensed the need to tell their stories, to write the book of shared emotional experiences that she wished she had found when she was a floundering, new caregiver.
Read and become familiar with what might be ahead. Reduce fears and gain confidence through being aware of the "what if."
Written for those who want to learn about the world of caregiving, Shone juggles humor with insight as she chronicles the story of an unprepared and desperate caregiver, living through formidable experiences on an emotional journey, caring for her loved one with COPD, Alzheimer’s, Anxiety, vascual dementia, cancer with occasional mysteries arising.
According to the Alzheimer Society, as of March 2019, 50 million people were believed to be living with Alzheimer’s disease, worldwide.
That meant millions of unsuspecting family members have had to ‘hit the ground running’ as they assumed a role of caregiver they knew nothing about. Most were untrained and had no help.
Will you be ready?
BONUS!!
Printed books have
larger font size
for ease of reading!
Through her collection of experiences,
the author reveals how, over time,
her attitude was challenged, moving her to
accept the gift of caregiving.
"And just like that, I was a caregiver."
Taken from Is There Any Ice Cream? © 2019
Rosalynn Carter, former American First Lady,
has said,
"There are four kinds of people in the world:
those who have been caregivers,
those who are currently caregivers,
those who will be caregivers,
and those who will need caregivers."
Accepting the Gift of Caregiving, is a two-book suite,
Is There Any Ice Cream? © 2019 and
Did You Hide the Cookies? coming in 2020.
