Wed. July 16, 6:30pm
Dale Ruth Sherburne is a caregiver advocate, speaker, and author of Neither Wife nor Widow. Drawing from twenty years of caring for her husband with early-onset dementia, her work explores the unspoken emotional realities of long-term caregiving, such as guilt, resentment, and grief. She advocates for greater support and resources for caregivers. Neither Wife nor Widow has been selected as a finalist by the NIEA (National Indie Excellence Awards) in the Caregiving category.
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Neither Wife nor Widow is a collection of personal stories that explore the emotional realities of caregiving for a loved one with dementia. A riveting, straight-from-the-trenches reveal about the emotions experienced while caregiving for a family member with dementia. Through dozens of conversational vignettes, the author bares her feelings with raw, unapologetic honesty. Stories range from humorous to touching to wrenching, and shed a previously unseen light into a caregiver’s mind.