Dealing with Early-Onset Alzheimer’s: Love, Laughter & Tears is Sonia Discher’s heartbreaking but empowering story of caring for her husband, Steve.
The story follows Steve’s diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer’s at age 50 through treatment, care, and his passing. Sonia provides a look behind the curtain of this terrible sickness to reveal a treasure trove of tips and tricks she used to understand the disease, advocate for her husband, care for her family, and preserve her sanity throughout a confusing and sad time.
Functional, day-to-day tips about early warning signs, medication levels, and how to address doctors, nurses, and other professional caregivers (among many other areas such as long-term care and hospital stays) are some of the valuable examples included in this personal story.
Local Author: Sonia Discher