Sammie Marsalli gives us another valuable and personal guide to giving care to Alzheimer’s patients at home, this time focused on retaining identity, with Holding on to Her Identity! As someone who has worked with Alzheimer’s patients, I have personally found Marsalli’s guides to be spot on and helpful in the past. I really appreciate how he acknowledges that working with Alzheimer’s can be a very personal and isolating battle, and then goes on to provide various and specific things people can try in their own homes. Marsalli opens up in a heartfelt way about his own experience with his wife and his fears her sense of self would slip away. He lays out an easy-to-navigate guide about things he experienced and activities he developed to help Alzheimer’s patients retain that sense of self and memory of loved ones that can be implemented in the home. I really appreciate that at home care element of Marsalli’s guide since many families are working with loved ones at home as they struggle to treat the disease. If you’re looking for more insights and techniques you might use with a loved one with Alzheimer’s, definitely check out Marsalli’s guides along with Holding on to Her Identity!
