Walking Through Twilight: A Wife's Illness--A Philosopher's Lament - Softcover

Groothuis, Douglas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0830845186 ISBN 13: 9780830845187

Publisher: IVP, 2017

Synopsis

How do you continue to find God as dementia pulls your loved one into the darkness? Nothing is simple for a person suffering from dementia, and for those they love. When ordinary tasks of communication, such as using a phone, become complex, then difficult, and then impossible, isolation becomes inevitable. Helping becomes excruciating. In these pages philosopher Douglas Groothuis offers a window into his experience of caring for his wife as a rare form of dementia ravages her once-brilliant mind and eliminates her once-stellar verbal acuity. Mixing personal narrative with spiritual insight, he captures moments of lament as well as philosophical and theological reflection. Brief interludes provide poignant pictures of life inside the Groothuis household, and we meet a parade of caregivers, including a very skilled companion dog. Losses for both Doug and Becky come daily, and his questions for God multiply as he navigates the descending darkness. Here is a frank exploration of how one continues to find God in the twilight.

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Review:

"An essential resource and guide for caregivers and for those who minister to both patients and caregivers as they walk through twilight."--Influence Magazine

"Grace-giving love is the underlying narrative that runs through Groothuis's story. Because of that love, this memoir will help readers who are beset by real troubles to face them with courage, wisdom, and hope."--Charles Strohmer, Christian Century, June 6, 2018

About this edition

• Publisher: IVP
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0830845186
• ISBN 13: 9780830845187
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192