SHREWSBURY, Mass., May 26, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marriage is all about sticking with your partner in sickness or in health -- especially in sickness. Ronald Lombard shares how he unselfishly dedicates his life to his wife throughout her serious illness. Jackie: A Caregiver's Story tells his story of 7 years of devotion to the love of his life.
In May 2000, the author's wife, Jackie, was diagnosed with a form of multiple system atrophy (MSA) called olivopontocerebellar atrophy (OPCA). This disease affects one out of every one hundred thousand people, so it is quite rare. With a woman who had been an outstanding mother and homemaker for forty-five years, Lombard knows enough that it is his turn to take care of his spouse. He then spends the next years tending his gradually deteriorating wife. Minding the proper medicines and precautions is one thing; dealing with the situation emotionally is another. The author takes us on a journey where only a loving heart is the requirement.
Jackie: A Caregiver's Story also features tips and overviews of the needed adaptations for families of an OPCA patient. Lombard writes this book in the hope that this will help promote stem-cell research and give hope to the many caregivers across the country that have one of the hardest jobs imaginable, trying to cope with brain ataxia.
The natural process of living is dying, so death is inevitable. But how will you take seeing someone everyday, when you know you would be losing him or her soon? Witness this inspiring and touching story.
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Jackie * by Ronald Lombard
A Caregiver's Story
Publication Date: November 17, 2008
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