Book: ‘Dancing with Rose’ by Lauren Kessler.
June 15, 2007 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Here’s another book that’s made it’s way onto my list of ‘must reads’.
People react to the death of a loved one in many ways. Lauren Kessler’s way was to try and understand more about the disease that killed her mother. To do so, she got a job as a caregiver at a residential Alzheimer’s facility in Oregon. Her book, Dancing with Rose, documents her time spent there as a caregiver to patients with various degrees of Alzheimer’s.
Read these essays by Lauren…
Check out these book reviews…
Life in the land of Alzheimer’s
Seeing Mom’s Humanity First, Instead of Her Disease
“Dancing with Rose” more heartening, thought-provoking than painful
Can you see why I think this book is worth reading?
This looks like another very interesting book, Liz. Thanks for sharing the information.
Thank you for posting this review of my book. I learned, in my four months as a caregiver at a Alzheimer’s facility, to see past the disease to the person, to realize that people are far more than the sum of their remembered pasts. I wish I had known this when my own mother was ill. I am hoping my book will help others to be wiser than I was able to be.
Hi Lauren, thanks for stopping by. Sometimes it’s hard to see past the disease…but it’s definitely worth it. Hope to read your book one day soon…
This is for Liz — and anyone else tuned in. If you go to the amazon.com listing for Dancing with Rose, you’ll be able to read a number of different readers’ reactions to the book under “reviews.” Its been wonderful to see how the book has resonated with people.