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Drawing on the author's seven years of caring for his mother through
Alzheimer's, Be With: Letters to a Caregiver is what its title
promises: four dispatches to an anonymous long-term caregiver. In brief
passages that cast fresh light on what it means to live with dementia,
Barnes shares trials, insights, solace--and, ultimately, inspiration.
Meant to be a companion in waiting rooms, on bus routes, or while a
loved one naps, Be With is a dippable source of clarity for harried
readers who might only have time for a few lines or paragraphs. Mike
Barnes writes with sensitivity and grace about fellowship,
responsibility, and joyful relatedness--what it means to simply be
with the people that we love.