"How to Wipe" is a disgusting book. It's funny, sad, angry and depressing. You'll laugh out loud, cry your eyes out, and grit your teeth in anger. In the end, you'll be emotionally exhausted ...happy, sad, mad, mildly depressed, and completely relieved that it's finally over.
The book serves two purposes: 1. to pull the curtain back on caregiving for an Alzheimer's patient, so you'll know something of what to expect from this horrible disease, and 2. to serve as a bit of a "how-to" guide to help you cope with the daily grind.
This book is about the ugly underbelly of Alzheimer's written by a guy who actually had to wipe his father’s butt on a daily basis. It is the absolute, non-sugar-coated, straight-from-the-hip, no-BS assessment of what every Alzheimer’s caregiver deals with… Every. Single. Terrible. Long day. It contains unapologetic profanity, raw emotion, sadness and rage. And it's pretty much in your face--a 95 mph fastball coming right at you.
It's ugly. It's honest. It's true. THIS is Alzheimer's