What an eye opener. Thought I had read a lot about alzheimers, but this book takes it out of the clinical and places it in every day life. Gave me lots more understanding for my neices who placed their dad in a home where he can be monitored and his condition understood by a caring staff.

Read the book in a day. If it had been my personal copy, I would have underscored any number of sentences--things I would want to go back and re-read, type up and keep out in the open so I could again "feel". Ruth's friends were real, ones I hope surround me when I'm in my last days. Must add that there were a few times the pages seemed like a soap opera, but the greater part of the book was very meaningful and thought provoking.