When Vampires Drink Milk: A Fierce and Humorous Memoir by a Nurse Taking Her Mother Through Dementia and Its Broken Systems

After the memorial service for her brother—while Lori is in a well-deserved zinfandel-induced stupor—Lori's adoptive mother, Vivienne, wrings two promises from her: never put Vivienne in a nursing home and never have her committed.
Almost as soon as Lori agrees, her adoptive mother careens headfirst downhill, brakes off, into the type of dementia where vampires absolutely do exist, but they drink milk instead of blood.
No problem. Lori is a nurse. She should be able to wrangle the medical s...