Sherita's 83 year old father was diabetic, blind, and had 2 strokes. Her 75 year old mother had spent years dedicating herself to taking care of him and had done a fantastic job. A matter of fact, according to Dr. Chelsea, their primary care physician, he was an ideal patient. His blood pressure and his A1c was good and he was strong, even though he had to use a cane or a walker. But Sherita's mom Roxanne, began to feel a little overwhelmed caring for her husband, the responsibilities of their home, and her part-time job working in Sherita's office. So Sherita and her husband Carl thought it was a great idea for her parents to come and move in with them giving her mother some assistance caring for her dad. But little did she know that the real medical challenge was not her father, but with her mother, who they discovered later after her parents had moved in, was suffering with Alzheimer's Disease.
This is a true story of a family's ten (10) year journey through the various stages of Alzheimer's. It is a story of the difficulties a woman experiences as she watches the disease progress through her mother's mind from the mild, to the moderate to the severe stages of Alzheimer's. It is a story of how she attempts to find her way through a maze of caring for her mother and the difficulties of managing the potholes of her own life, all at the same time. It is a story of attempting to make the right decisions and discovering when she's in over her head. It is a story of her learning when to let go because she is no longer capable of doing it all herself due to the degree of the illness. If you are a family member, a caregiver, or a friend of someone who is caring for an Alzheimer's patient, you will love this book. It is a story of even though mistakes and wrong decisions are made, you begin to understand that "Love Covers A Multitude Of Sins."
