Dementia diagnoses will continue to rise while we wait for the cure. It’s a sobering statement that moving forward, we all have been, or can expect to be, personally affected by dementia in our lifetime.

In Illuminating the Alzheimer’s Path, author Donna Brown Benton shares her story of
living sixteen years with Alzheimer’s, offering insights into her and her husband, Doug’s, lived experiences through a collection of stories. She highlights the patterns and shapes them into universal themes and images that resonate on a deep, emotional level. She reveals nuggets enabling us to expand our compassion and care responding to those living with dementia.

Not intended to be a how-to manual, it’s meant to fuel the conversation and raise awareness of how we view and respond to dementia in our relational circles and cultural communities. This holistic, expansive attitude supports and transforms the experience of those companioning and in turn, those living with dementia. Benton passionately shares her and Doug’s dementia story hoping it will find a home for others and serve as inspiration as they live their story.