Through her insightful stories
Judith Allen Shone focuses on
what a spouse-caregiver might experience as she reveals unexpected
challenges and struggles, successes and disappointments, desperations and joys,
of caring for her loved one.
The thing about caregiving is…
… that when you are desperate for support, or feel alone and need someone to talk to, you realize that information from other caregivers, might be helpful.
It is truly unbelievable how fast that happens.
So, grab hold.
Judith Allen Shone, a former solo caregiver, offers the comfort of an outreached hand.
“We read to know we are not alone.“
– C.S. Lewis – author, The Chronicles of Narnia
Read of the author’s experiences, of when for 10 years she cared for
her spouse with Alzheimer’s, COPD, vascular dementia and anxiety.
Peppered with humour, these stories are meant to inform and inspire caregivers, their families, and those looking for insight, encouragement and meaning!
Amid the chaotic life of a spouse-caregiver, discover an unintended story of love that emerged through words of hope, courage, reassurance, and understanding.
Read the heart-warming comments readers of these books have left online,
or in emails, in person, or on sites where they purchased their book.
THE BOOKS for those who want to experience one caregiver’s journey
Accepting the Gift of Caregiving series
Part One, Is There Any Ice Cream?
Part Two, Did You Hide the Cookies?
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
(2019)
Did You Hide the Cookies?
Inescapable Heartaches of Caregiving for My Love with Alzheimer’s, Anxiety and COPD, Accepting the Gift of Caregiving, Part Two
(2020)
Author Kurt Vonnegut must have been thinking of caregivers when he said:
“We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.”
LARGE PRINT SIZE
Order from you favorite online or local bookseller or from Amazon.
Larger type for easier reading
Available in eBook; or published with LARGER print for easier reading, in paperback and hardcover; eBook, of course you can adjust, as well as have Kindle or Alexa read to you.
see also The Listening Room for audible text snippets read by the author from the books.
Get a sense of it here, but listen to the full eBook read to you on Kindle.
Read The Comments from readers
NOTE:
You are in the right place!
This site has replaced website “Caregiver-Challenges,” at caregiveralzheimerstory.com.
Readers have been re-directed here, to my “Caregiver Book” site.
Thank you for visiting.
THE STORIES – ESSENTIAL RESOURCES for caregivers
“Storytelling forges connections among people, and between people and ideas. Stories convey the culture, history, and values that unite people.” ~Vanessa Boris, HarvardBusiness.org
DISCOVER
…a little about what’s ahead in the caregiver’s world. The job is tiring, the road is bumpy and lonely.
EXPERIENCE
…you will experience the empathy, compassion and respect that sparked the transformation of doubts and apprehensions that evolved into courage.
…you will accompany the author from diagnosis to late stages of Alzheimer’s, in times of joy and times of uncertainty,.
…you will be part of routine settings, sit in classes, attend gatherings, visit in doctor and hospital appointments.
…you will follow as she unveils the gratifying emotions of day-to-day activities, as well as the uneasy moments of anguish and heartache, as her stories validate the need for ongoing support in the world of caregiving
Yes, our lives will be different, but our emotions will feel so very much alike.
“This is soooooo worth the listen! Totally “my story” thank you 
”
~ Linda Stock, Facebook comment.
Video discussion related to the book “Did You Hide the Cookies?“
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.’ You must do that thing you think you cannot do.“
Eleanor Roosevelt, You Learn By Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling Life
Caregivers will be able to draw their courage, strength and confidence from the well of caring experiences told by another caregiver who has withstood the whirlwinds and encountered the confusion and the darkness, of Alzheimer’s World, and who, eventually, worked out how to make it through. . . doing that thing she thought she could not do.
REVIEWS and COMMENTS
Authors depend on reviews and comments to help new readers decide if the book is a match to what they are searching for. I am grateful for any comments left on Amazon or the online site where you purchased my books. Read comments I have received. THANK YOU for your kind words. I truly appreciate them all! 🥰
Visit In Memory page
Each day, do something to make others smile and your heart sing. ~jas
You’ll find stories that inspire and encourage caregivers!
ORDER
from local booksellers, or online, including Amazon,
** Larger print ** in both paperback and hardcover.
available in eBook, and the listen with Kindle reader or Alexa.
visit: My Bookstore
Visit our sister blog site for caregivers Accepting the Gift of Caregiving
where caregivers encourage one another and learn through sharing:
“The Gift of Caregiving” © Judith Allen Shone 2019-2023
Caregiver Books 
Thank you, Natalie, for your kind words. When my journey began in 2011 I had no idea about where I was headed, no role model, no clue as to the life before us. I wrote these books, stories, for those who might feel alone, as I did, to be my hand reaching out now to help others, especially since now I know connections are so important! I wish you friendship and connection on your journey.
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I have read your books and shared them with another caregiver, who also was glad she read them. I hope you will write the last of your story.
Your words made me feel like we were friends, that I knew you, as I read things that I had gone through, too. Thank you for writing your stories.
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