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The Sunshine On My Face

When dealing with someone with Alzheimer's, it can be hard sometimes to come up with activities or even things to talk about that aren't too difficult or confusing to the Alzheimer's sufferer. 

When I saw the book "The Sunshine On My Face"; I knew that this was written by someone who not only saw a need, but understood the need and found a way to fill it.

I've watched my mother go from reading all the time to rarely reading now.  It's too hard for her to comprehend and remember paragraphs, much less complete novels.  When I talk to her or tell her something, I need to try and distill it down to one sentence when possible.  Beyond that, I start to lose her attention.

That's why I knew that this book was written by someone who was familiar with Alzheimer's.  The words and ideas are short.  One sentence.  Easy to follow and relate to.  The author calls her book a "two-lap book", which means that when you sit next to each other, it's large enough to fit over both laps.  This is a great way to interact and engage them in reading the book with you.

This is one of those ideas that seems so obvious once you see it.  I put a link to the book in the left sidebar.  Check it out.

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Due to the everchanging nature of articles and their sources on the internet, I occasionally come across links to information in my posts that no longer work.

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