Learning to Float: Memoir of a Caregiver-Husband

Allan and Deloris’s life together took a dramatic turn when she suffered a debilitating stroke. No longer an equal partner in marriage, Allan became Deloris’s caregiver, responsible for maintaining their household, as well as her wellbeing. Learning to Float describes Allan’s transformation from a criminal defense attorney to being a compassionate, emotionally vulnerable caregiver. Drawing on contemporaneously written emails and journal entries, Ament unflinchingly shares his emotional, men...