The Caregiver: A Life with Alzheimer's »

When Aaron Alterra's wife, Stella, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, she was an active 80-year-old preparing for a cello performance. The diagnosis radically altered the author's role from husband to caregiver. This account describes his attempts to maintain a connection with his wife and help her live at peace with her condition. "The best and most expert book on Alzheimer's that I have read." - John Bayley, author of Elegy for Iris

Foreword   Arthur Kleinman     ix
Forgetting How Things Are Done     1
The New Primary Care Physician     31
Second Opinions     55
Giving Up the Keys     81
The Right to Know     105
The Real and the Unreal     123
Another Way     141
Paying the Bill     163
I Want to Go Home     183
Coda     205