Table of Contents
Preface vii
Introduction ix
Part 1 Starting the Long Walk
Chapter 1 "We Have Dementia" 3
Chapter 2 A Look at Caregiver Needs 7
Chapter 3 What It Means to Care 11
Part 2 Companions
Chapter 4 The One for Whom You Care 19
Chapter 5 Other Dementia Caregivers 24
Chapter 6 Your God 29
Part 3 Provisions for the Journey
Chapter 7 A Perspective on Prayer 39
Chapter 8 Spiritual Practices 43
Chapter 9 Conflicting Encounters 50
Part 4 Encounters along the Way
Chapter 10 Acceptance 59
Chapter 11 Anger 64
Chapter 12 Anxiety 69
Chapter 13 Blame 73
Chapter 14 Depression 77
Chapter 15 Doubt 82
Chapter 16 Emptiness 86
Chapter 17 Forgiveness 90
Chapter 18 Grief 95
Chapter 19 Guilt 101
Chapter 20 Helplessness 106
Chapter 21 Hope 111
Chapter 22 Intimacy 116
Chapter 23 Loneliness 121
Chapter 24 Resentment 127
Chapter 25 Thankfulness 133
Part 5 "Are We There Yet?"
Chapter 26 Home 139
Afterword 145
Notes 147
Acknowledgments 157
