Love in a Time of Lament: An Alzheimer's Memoir

In this harrowing and endearing collection of poems concerning his wife's dementia, Rennie McQuilkin pulls no punches but describes in stark and graphic terms the havoc that Alzheimer's can wreak in the life of the afflicted person and all those in her immediate and extended family. But he also shows that a deepening of love can grow from what might otherwise seem like total devastation. The gains described here make this an inspiring book from which readers will derive hope and resilience in whatever battles they fight.