The subject of this book revolves around the life of my wife, Maureen, who died October 2019.
It captures our real-life, undying Love Story through this incurable disease..
It collects writings from both husband and wife through journals, letters, and social media posts integrated into the main narrative.
The Story is told in a vulnerable and unfiltered manner.
We still shared many tender moments during this last year, including the moment I held her hand as she passed.
I visited her every day, two to three times per day, and we made the best of a horrible situation.
Financials not allowing me to quit work, I succumbed to the recommendations of multiple professionals and made the painful decision to place her in memory care.
We still created tender moments and danced but she was losing a tremendous amount of weight and required greater and greater care.
I changed to a more flexible job to stay with her more during the day as she lost even the most basic functions of eating alone, toileting, or using a phone.
Her mental state deteriorated rapidly.
I cared for her for the three and a half years of this disease.
The latter half of the book chronicles in exacting detail her diagnosis and life with Frontotemporal Degeneration, a Dementia known as FTD.
Our world turned upside down.
We knew something was wrong but had no idea the severity of her condition.
Steps to perform the simplest tasks became impossible to follow.
Words became harder to find.
While still in her early sixties, she lost a piece of herself.
We travelled, went to concerts, built a home, and remained completely devoted.
We eventually married and lived a Love Story that others marveled at for years.
Through those trials, she showed tremendous strength and heart.
It quickly transitions to our first meeting, friendship, and relationship - not without their own complications.
It opens with snapshots of her troubled childhood and early adult life in two difficult marriages.
The subject of this book revolves around the life of my wife, Maureen, who died October 2019
