In over one hundred poems, Bill Sweigard recounts the last heart-wrenching years of life with his beloved wife, Livia, as she battles Alzheimer´s. Often times poignant, these poems depict small day-to-day battles the couple faces as Bill watches and cares for Livia. Moments of hope where Livia can remember a word of phrase are often dashed with entire blackouts of memory and awareness, but through it all Bi ...Täielik kirjeldus
In over one hundred poems, Bill Sweigard recounts the last heart-wrenching years of life with his beloved wife, Livia, as she battles Alzheimer´s. Often times poignant, these poems depict small day-to-day battles the couple faces as Bill watches and cares for Livia. Moments of hope where Livia can remember a word of phrase are often dashed with entire blackouts of memory and awareness, but through it all Bill sticks by Livia´s side as she slips into the abyss of her own mind, eventually succumbing to the disease.