"By the mercy of God, my intense involvement with Jane's Alzheimer's disease has not squeezed life out of me. It has squeezed life in."--author Harold Burchett, in Last Light. In 1998, Harold Burchett's life changed drastically. After almost half a century serving as a pastor and teacher, he became both homemaker and caregiver to his wife, who is battling the devastating effects of Alzheimer's disease. Caring for someone with Alzheimer's--or any serious...
Last Light is a touching story of a man who, filled with the love of God and with Christ's example, chose to love his wife and to serve her despite the horrible advance of Alzheimer's disease. Burchett describes the stark realities of the pain of this relationship as he watches the witty woman that he loves decline into confusion. He is often humorous in a good natured way. I know this man personally. He is a great encouragement...
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I read the book for the individual instances when he was describing exactly what it was like dealing with a person with Alzheimer's. For that part of it I give it an A, although more details about initial difficulties would have been great also. I had to skip over the parts regarding bible text, it didn't make sense, and didn't seem to be in context. He couldn't make up his mind if the book was to be about Alzheimer's or...
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The author of this book has invited us deep into his inner life as he wrestles with the intensely painful experience of losing his wife to Alzheimer's. Those who accept the author's invitation are in store for a deeply moving and significantly instructive journey. In writing Last Light Dr Burchett has departed from the style of his previous books in which he explored and analyzed various life issues. In this book he leads...
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This book glows with the tender touch of a man and woman walking deep into the night of Alzheimer's and yet growing closer to one another and to their God in the process. The insights into this "dark providence" are deeply moving and profound...I found myself looking at my wife with new eyes after reading it...with deeper appreciation and love. The book is both practical and powerfully spiritual...it will make you laugh...and...
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