Operation Caregivers: #LifewithDementia
by Alexandra Allred, M.S
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Pub Date Oct 24 2017 | Archive Date Dec 07 2017
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Description
When military intelligence officer, Col. Powe, is stricken with dementia, it quickly becomes a family affair. For more than a decade, it would turn out, Powe had been keeping a very non-classified secret from his family -- his wife had Alzheimer's. Daughters Michelle Powe and Alexandra Allred are forced to step in to do a job no child (grown or otherwise) ever wants to do. True to thier upbringing, however, Michelle and Alexandra approach each new task as a military strike or information-gathering mission.
Operation Caregivers: #LifewithDementia is a laugh-out-loud, heartbreaking story about two exceptional people who never had a chance against dementia and Alzheimer's. Told by youngest daughter, Alexandra, stories of Col. Powe's extraordinary exploits in the military and adventures from around the world, the reader is reminded again and again of the toll dementia can take on us all.
While the book reads more like a novel than a self-help book, the second half of the book is a compilation of what-to-do and what-not-to-do lists Allred discovered as she blundered through her role as Power of Attorney. Prepare to laugh, prepare to fall in love with the Powes, grab a box of tissues, and get your Living Will ready. #LifewithDementia is so much more than you thought it would be!
Advance Praise
When Allred began posting #LifewithDementia on social media, the repsonse was almost instantaneous. "Hilarious," "Loyalty all the way!" "Dementia doesn't know what it is up against with this family," and "thank you for sharing this. You are helping us heal," became more common than not. In anticipation of the Operation Caregiver: #LifewithDementia, still more have weighed in.
Alex Allred is the Midas of literature. Everything she writes about, no matter how serious it could be, turns to golden comedy! - Sylvia Miller
This should be on daily television! - Ashley Tunnell Williamson
I'm waiting for the movie ... - Tiffany Brock
It's all in the way you look at it. Attitude is everything. And Allred has attitude! - Marsha Rose
While there is nothing funny about dementia, Allred makes it both relatable and somehow tolerable. I found myself in hysterics sometimes reading some of the stories. Thanks for sharing. - Christene Spiezio
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About the Author:
Allred is the author of many fiction and non-fiction sports book. With a background in sports (Allred was named to the first ever US women's bobsled team and made sports history when named 'Athlete of the Year' for her sport in bobsled in 1994 by the United States Olympic Commitee while also pregnant), Allred earned her Masters in kinesiology, with a special interest in the special needs population.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9780692961704 |
| PRICE | $17.05 (USD) |
