Preventing Her Shutdown: Losing My Wife To Alzheimer’s (Preventing Her Shutdown From Alzheimer’s) by Sammie Marsalli
When my wife was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, I suddenly became her full-time caregiver. This deeply personal account shares our journey through fear, uncertainty, failures, and successes as I struggled to preserve her trust, dignity, and quality of life.
Written in real time as our lives were changing, this is not a clinical guide or a collection of theories. It is the story of one husband searching, day after day, for ways to keep his wife engaged, connected, and feeling loved while facing the relentless attack of Alzheimer’s.
Through moments of heartbreak, hope, setbacks, and small victories, readers experience the emotional reality of home caregiving and the quiet strength that grows through unwavering devotion.
The power of love permits the unimaginable, transforming the husband I once was.