The unexpected journey : finding strength, hope and yourself on the caregiving path
Willis, Emma Heming2025
Book
The day Emma Heming Willis's husband, Bruce Willis, was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), all they were given was a pamphlet and told to check back in a few months. With no hope or direction, Emma walked out of that doctor's appointment frozen with fear, confusion, and a sense that her world had just fallen apart. In fact, it had. Bruce and Emma had their story written, their future mapped out. Yet all those dreams crumbled with that diagnosis, and Emma felt alone and more isolated than ever. How would she care for her husband while parenting their young daughters? At that devastating time, Emma just wanted someone who'd been through it to tell her, "This feels terrible right now. Your life is in shambles. But it's going to be okay. Here are some things to think about and put in place so you cannot just survive but thrive." With The Unexpected Journey, Emma has written the book she wishes she'd been handed on the day of Bruce's diagnosis: a supportive guide to navigating the complicated, heartbreaking, and transformative experience that is caregiving for your loved one. Weaving her personal journey as a care partner with the latest research and insights from the world's top dementia, caregiving, and integrative experts she offers the guidance and wisdom caregivers everywhere so desperately need to hear.
Main title:
The unexpected journey : finding strength, hope and yourself on the caregiving path / Emma Heming Willis.
Author:
Willis, Emma Heming, author
Imprint:
London : HarperElement, 2025.©2025
Collation:
xxxii, 288 pages ; 24 cm
Contents:
Note to readersMeet the villageIntroductionBruce: a love storyMaking sense of the changing brainBuild community and connectionMake time for yourselfFocus on your brain healthExpect an array of emotionsParenting while caregivingBringing in helpLet friends and family take care of youReframe the journeyConclusion.
ISBN:
9780008722555 (paperback)9780008722548 (hardback)
Dewey class:
616.831362.1968310092
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
492333