A Book That Keeps on Giving as a Present to a Caregiver You Know

SANTA FE, N.M. - Dec. 19, 2013 - PRLog -- The holiday season is here, and for people caring for elderly parents, it is a bittersweet time at best. Moving Mama: Taking Care of Mother During her Final Years with Alzheimer’s is a book with rave reviews that can provide help and hope during the holiday season. People who have frail elderly parents are often dealing with all of the normal stresses of the holiday season plus added caregiving responsibilities. Many find the emotional stress of anticipated loss is particularly difficult during the holidays. According to one reviewer, the book "provides help and hope, despite all of the challenges that Alzheimer's presents."

Moving Mama shares the stories of their caregiving experiences, covering most areas that people face. The author, Anne Hays Egan, is a health care consultant, who provides important insights and suggestions throughout the book, and offers a Resource Section at the end which is made to order for stressed caregivers.

With older adults serving as the largest growing demographic in the U.S., Moving Mama  represents a journey that many of us are now experiencing - - or will soon.

Based on a true story, readers and reviewers have called Moving Mama “a page turner.” Families facing similar situations can benefit from the helpful insights the author shares. The author's uncanny ability to discuss commonly shared human experiences and reach deep into the heart is part of what makes this book unique, and well worth reading. The author has a wry style with a distinctively southern voice.

One recent review reports that the author's  “strategies for what worked for her family and suggestions about how to think about the situation of caregiving are compassionate, deep-hearted, clever and so helpful. How do you convince your proud mother to wear adult diapers, for instance? I love how Anne managed this one, and her story made me feel so much less alone in some of the conversations and undignified situations I was in with my step-father undergoing a similar decline. Her solutions, good humor, and honest admissions make these stories so very human and so very supportive. Caregiving is lonely and isolating, especially when you are in the uphill battle against memory loss, and Moving Mama can be like having an understanding friend in your Kindle reader or pocket.”

During this holiday season, when family and gift-giving take center stage, a caregiver can feel overwhelmed by the tasks and the emotional toll. Moving Mama can provide practical guidance and support.

Moving Mama is available on  Amazon or through the author’s website, www.movingmama.net.