I highly recommend this book, not just for those dealing with Alzheimer’s disease, but as a road map for dealing with any ailment that sends life off course.

This may seem off topic but years ago I watched a 60 Minutes segment that followed a married couple where the wife was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. There were several updates throughout the years, that spanned about a decade, as the disease progressed and their lives changed dramatically. Early in the diagnosis the husband said he would never place his wife in assisted care living. By the final follow-up that is exactly what happened.

Martin Schreiber does a beautiful job describing the challenges and changes in both his wife and himself as the disease progresses. The light hearted writing style brings both seriousness and levity to one of life’s most difficult challenges. He points out what he should have done and the main take away is get support - from family, from support groups, from the Alzheimer’s website.

My two Elaine’s is both an Alzheimer’s handbook and a love letter to Martin’s beloved wife. It will have you laughing with tears in your eyes.

This book outlines the struggles that Alzheimer’s caregivers face when trying to do what they think is best for their loved ones. As someone who has seen Alzheimer’s affect a loved one, I wish I would have read this earlier. Brutally honest and at times funny, this book was eye opening. It’s important to remember self-care when providing care to others.

This book was so incredibly sad, while I did not relate to the topic entirely, it was so interesting and sad to read about how someone can change so quickly but also so slowly. The fact that he refers to his wife post Alzheimer's as his second Elaine DESTROYED ME.

A quick read and heartfelt. Martin gives good tips for caregivers that are worthy advice: I only wish I’d read it 5 years ago before we were drowning in our own caregiving.

Since my husband and I care for both of our parents with memory issues I almost passed this book by thinking I could not read a sad memoir about Alzheimer’s .
This book is not a sad memoir , it is a great tool for caretakers . The author a former Governor of our state writes with the presence of a kind father trying to tell you, caretaker how to ask for help and take care of yourself . His lines about connection beyond personality and on a soul level were so beautiful they made me cry tears of relief and gratitude for feeling hope for those unnameable experiences in life . This book reminded me of talking to your friend’s dad when you are a kid who gives you comforting advice . There are many reasons to read this book mainly to really understand how important it is to take care of your home health before it is too late and to never say you will never do certain things . Life changes and we have to accept what changes are before us . Beautiful book one I will buy to gift to my little libraries in town to help those silent caretakers in their homes tucked from the world . I loved the inclusion of the journal entries from his wife Elaine a rare opportunity to see the view of the disease from the person them self . Reading the words of such a loving couple through tough life experiences helps build resilience in us to see life doesn’t always go our way but we can still go on . Highly recommend this book that was a copy from Netgalley given to me in exchange for my review .