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Title: When Your Parent Becomes Your Child

Subtitle: A Journey of Faith Through My Mother's Dementia

Author: Ken Abraham

Narrator: Tim Lundeen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-30-12

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 31 votes

Genres: Self Development, Motivation & Inspiration

Publisher's Summary:

At first, Ken Abraham wrote off his mothers changes in behavior as quirks that just come with old age. There was memory loss, physical decline, hygiene issues, paranoia, and uncharacteristic attitudes. He soon realized that dementia had changed her life - and his familys - forever. "How is it possible to lose a loved one while he or she is still living, still sitting right in front of you, talking with you, smiling at you - and yet the person you have known and loved for years is somehow gone?" According to the Alzheimers Association, an estimated 5.4 million Americans of all ages have Alzheimers disease. Thats one in eight older Americans. More than likely, that figure includes someone you know and love.

As he chronicles his own mothers degenerative condition, New York Times best-selling writer Ken Abraham educates while offering inspiration to help listeners cope with and manage their family circumstances. With humor and spiritual reminders of Gods command to honor our parents, Abraham encourages listeners through often-difficult responsibilities. And though, in most cases, patients will not recover this side of heaven, he suggests many practical things that families can do to make the experience safer, kinder, and more endurable for everyone involved.

When Your Parent Becomes Your Child tells the story of one familys journey through dementia while offering hope to family members and friends, that they might better understand the effects of the disease. Dont let this catch you by surprise; be informed before you face the challenges and difficulties of a loved one with Alzheimers or dementia. This audiobook can help.

Members Reviews:

Great book

I loved the book.. it is a story like, education like, it's full of knowledge out of real time experience. Helps me to understand how to help my boyfriend's father, who I like dearly.

I'm so grateful for this book!

This helped me put my own current situation with caring for my own mother with dementia in perspective. I appreciate the information so much. I wish I would have read this 3 years ago. My mother also played the piano and is a Godly woman, so this book almost felt like a story about her.

Sadly, sadly, so sadly that is a must read

My mother has senile dementia, just as the author's mother. I bought the book with the hope of finding something useful for dealing with her illness. However, I found the same sad history of his journey through this hell. Luckily, for him, his mother is kind of a very nice dementia patient. My mother is not that sweet, furthermore, she is an atheist, so believing in nothing makes the illness even hopeless. I have wondered myself what we have done to deserve to watch a loved one going through this. At the end, there is no cure, no hope. I found myself crying when doing my commuting and hearing this book. I can't say don't read it. Read it because it may help to know that you are not alone.

Read it and be prepared because this illness is a very expensive one, so not only takes away your happiness but all your assets. Read it, because it can last more than a decade.

However to be honest, my husband sometimes complains if I at the end will be like she is. And honestly I have answered to him, let me, take me to an asylum and forget about me.