Taking Away the Keys

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>I never expected to have to take away my mother's car keys. I thought when the time came she would just hand them over like my grandparents had recognizing they were no longer able to drive. Instead after a medical crisis in 2017 I found myself suddenly and irrevocably in the driver's seat of my mother's life. Since that time in an effort to keep her safe and healthy I have taken away every key that has ever mattered to her.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Part how-to and part personal narrativeTaking Away the Keys: a Momoir is a book for caregivers of loved ones with dementia especially those caregivers who have to reconcile past abuse with current issues. With helpful detailed information about types of dementia options for care and what to expect after a diagnosis delivered with humor charm and kindness from the perspective of a current caregiver this book is an invaluable tool.</span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>