Frank and Linda are real people although their names have been changed, but they are only an example of what many couples are experiencing, and when you add to that other sufferer’s and their carers, the number gets scary. All the more reason that we should be more aware of the concerns of sufferers and carers alike. I found this book absorbing to read, and packed full of New Understanding, New Approaches, New Hope though Linda and Frank had to learn these the hard way, step by step. We follow Frank’s journey into dementia from what was thought to be depression at retirement, to diagnosis and the slow deterioration into the later stages of the illness. The author works for Pilgrim Homes who are deeply involved with the care of dementia sufferers and their relatives. They are promoting the SPECAL (Specialised Early Care for Alzheimer's) a way of interacting with their ‘pilgrims,’ And this is explained in the book. SPECAL is becoming an accepted way to help sufferers and is a major part of the New Hope.The final chapter is ‘Organisations Offering Advice and Help’ not only in this country. Highly recommended.

Frank and Linda are real people although their names have been changed, but they are only an example of what many couples are experiencing, and when you add to that other sufferer’s and their carers, the number gets scary. All the more reason that we should be more aware of the concerns of sufferers and carers alike. I found this book absorbing to read, and packed full of New Understanding, New Approaches, New Hope though Linda and Frank had to learn these the hard way, step by step. We follow Frank’s journey into dementia from what was thought to be depression at retirement, to diagnosis and the slow deterioration into the later stages of the illness. The author works for Pilgrim Homes who are deeply involved with the care of dementia sufferers and their relatives. They are promoting the SPECAL (Specialised Early Care for Alzheimer's) a way of interacting with their ‘pilgrims,’ And this is explained in the book. SPECAL is becoming an accepted way to help sufferers and is a major part of the New Hope.The final chapter is ‘Organisations Offering Advice and Help’ not only in this country. Highly recommended.

Frank and Linda are real people although their names have been changed, but they are only an example of what many couples are experiencing, and when you add to that other sufferer’s and their carers, the number gets scary. All the more reason that we should be more aware of the concerns of sufferers and carers alike. I found this book absorbing to read, and packed full of New Understanding, New Approaches, New Hope though Linda and Frank had to learn these the hard way, step by step. We follow Frank’s journey into dementia from what was thought to be depression at retirement, to diagnosis and the slow deterioration into the later stages of the illness. The author works for Pilgrim Homes who are deeply involved with the care of dementia sufferers and their relatives. They are promoting the SPECAL (Specialised Early Care for Alzheimer's) a way of interacting with their ‘pilgrims,’ And this is explained in the book. SPECAL is becoming an accepted way to help sufferers and is a major part of the New Hope.The final chapter is ‘Organisations Offering Advice and Help’ not only in this country. Highly recommended.