{"id":4002,"date":"2020-10-22T09:03:15","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T14:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/?p=4002"},"modified":"2020-10-22T09:03:15","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T14:03:15","slug":"i-love-you-always","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interestingauthors.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/i-love-you-always\/","title":{"rendered":"I Love You Always"},"content":{"rendered":"
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One Family’s Alzheimer’s\/Dementia Journey and the Lessons Learned Along the
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\u201cI Love You Always\u201d introduces you to Lottie Mae Polk Berry, am self-proclaimed badass who battles Alzheimer\u2019s and vascular dementia for years, hoping to make it to age 90. Her daughter, LaBena, gives a detailed account of Lottie\u2019s life from her teenage years, through diagnosis and beyond.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI Love You Always\u201d will have you on an emotional roller-coaster as Lottie\u2019s wit and antics send you into hysterical laughter one moment and leave you silently sobbing the next. Calm, turbulence, and laughter are recurring themes throughout.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Her children struggle to see that she receives the best medical care while hoping, in spite of her condition, that she makes it to her 90th birthday. LaBena shares valuable caregiver tips she\u2019s learned, in the form of \u201clessons\u201d throughout the book as well as messages of faith in the form of beloved biblical passages. Believers and non-believers alike can benefit from reading this story.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nI am no one special. I am simply the daughter of a mother who was diagnosed with dementia. I\u2019d had the privilege of working with a hospice provider for several years prior to my mom\u2019s diagnosis, and it was during that time that I learned about dementia.
\nSitting in our team meetings, I would hear about disease progression, caregiver tips, etc., and I was afforded the opportunity to receive special training on the basics of dementia that prepared me to educate community members who were caring for loved ones with the disease. Once I began caring for my mom, however, everything I thought I knew went right out of the window. It\u2019s one thing to learn about dementia, but it\u2019s totally different when you live it.
\nThis book holds my truth: the good, the bad, and the ugly. My prayer is that you will be able to learn from my experiences, that you will look for light in the darkness, and that you will see and take advantage of the beautiful moments that present themselves during the journey. More importantly, I pray that you hold on to faith. It is faith that sustained me when I felt I couldn\u2019t go on for one more moment. God didn\u2019t promise that we wouldn\u2019t go through storms, but we can find comfort in knowing that He is right there with us through it all.<\/p>\n

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Philippians 4:13<\/p>\n

Author\u2019s note: All biblical quotations are from the King James Version of the Bible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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LaBena Fleming was born in Detroit, Michigan, raised in Ravenna, Ohio, and presently resides in Richmond Heights, Ohio with her husband. LaBena received her bachelor\u2019s degree in Human Resources Development from Notre Dame College of Ohio. She went on to earn master\u2019s degrees in Education and Educational Administration from Ursuline College in Pepper Pike, Ohio. A former insurance industry professional, school teacher\/administrator, and community education and outreach coordinator for an organ and tissue procurement organization, LaBena retired from her position as Provider Relations Manager\/Community Outreach and Education Coordinator with Hospice of the Western Reserve in 2017. Retiring afforded LaBena the opportunity to serve as one of the caregivers for her mother, who had Alzheimer\u2019s and vascular dementia. <\/span><\/div>\n
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LaBena currently enjoys spending time with her husband, daughters, and <\/span>granddaughter, public speaking, gardening, cooking, traveling, reading, and <\/span>of course writing. Although she has always \u201cdabbled\u201d in writing; having <\/span>written multiple poems and freelancing for a few greeting card companies, I <\/span>Love You Always is her first book.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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