"My life couldn't become an endurance test. I was daring to live and daring to love Larry and myself."

 Written from the lived experiences of a wife, a mother, a grandmother, and a care partner for her husband after his diagnosis of Alzheimer's, Myrna shares her story in hopes that readers will move from the "tragedy talk" surrounding a dementia diagnosis to a mindset of possibilities.

“I couldn’t let our bad news become a bad life.”

Myrna's book is different from others on dementia. It describes a way of "being," not "doing." It wasn't what she did but why she did it that resulted in redefining the term caregiving to Care-LIVING.

Note the difference:

"Giving" --- heavy, burdensome, overwhelmed, about HIM/HER—a JOB.

"LIVING" ---lighter, peaceful, grateful, about US—a CHOICE

“Because there was no book out there to help me, I wrote my own. To my surprise, it became a love story that covers five years from Larry's diagnosis to his death. It's honest, true, and hopefully inspiring. It might even put a smile on your face. I wasn't perfect, but oh, how I tried.”

Comments from-Tia Newcomer, CEO of the nonprofit social network Caring Bridge-A dementia diagnosis is devastating to both partners, as we often witness through CaringBridge. Myrna Marofsky's starkly honest—and beautifully loving—account of caring for her husband, Larry, through Alzheimer's will no doubt help others walking this challenging path.”

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