Poet and blogger Miriam Green writes a moving account of caring for her mother who has advanced Alzheimer's in her first book, "The Lost Kitchen: Reflections and Recipes from an Alzheimer's Caregiver." In the book and on this show, Green shares an honest look at what caregiving entails: compassion, frustration, poignancy, patience, humor and more. Woven throughout the Lost Kitchen are recipes Green collected from her mother and created herself. Each carries a special memory.
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Great interview! I recently read The Lost skit hen and loved it. I sent a copy to my sister in-law as a gift for her mother that we lost. The poetry and recipes were such a great addition to this warm, heartfelt story. Well done!
I enjoyed this. I worked with a woman who went through much of the same thing with her mom who recently passed away. I will be sending her the link to this radio interview and to the author's book. She told me once that she was thinking of writing a memoir of her experiences. She said that there was a lot of humor mixed in with the hard work and heartbreak and she'd like to write more of the humorous side of her experiences. Her friends kept telling her it would be healthy for her. I thought of this when the author mentioned her mom putting on 5 pairs of underwear. The book would have value to anyone who was around someone with Alzheimer's. The whole thing about learning to not ask questions, etc. And thank you for letting me know about the Mediterranean diet. I'd never heard it was like the best diet ever. I enjoyed this radio presentation.
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