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VICTORIA ADAMS is an accountant and financial analyst by profession. Over the years she has been involved in pottery, needle-point, gardening and other activities that enable her to create or discover. She has been a teacher in various church classes and in real estate certification courses. She has also been an occasional speaker on various topics including business, religion and philosophy. A voracious reader, her most loved books are in the areas of philosophy, religion, history, archeology and anthropology. It is in these areas her husband most wanted her to publish. With this book that journey has now begun.
Reviewed by Nonnie Jules for Readers' Favorite
Who I Am Yesterday by Victoria Adams is a plan to help others cope with a loved one’s dementia. This book will appeal to those with ageing parents and caregivers of loved ones who are showing signs of forgetfulness or disorientation. This book was one woman’s journey in learning about her husband’s dementia and the road she took to care for him. Every detailed note that she has taken or recounted leads you into the world in which her husband now lives, inside his own mind.
Victoria Adams is a MAGNIFICENT writer! The way she navigated the journey of her husband’s dementia with such grace, patience, and understanding gives you hope that you could do the same. She does not paint herself as saintly; actually she does the total opposite. She admits to her frustrations with her husband at times, and she readily owns the anger when it arises. But through it all, she comes out victorious because all that matters to her is that her husband’s needs are being met, while he goes through this very difficult time in his life.
The author recounts very vividly the places and the people, and she writes so well that you feel yourself on this journey with her. In every sentence, she’s “teaching” you how NOT to lose yourself in the process of caring for your loved one. Not only do I recommend this book to caregivers with loved ones who have dementia, but I whole-heartedly recommend it to ANY and EVERYONE who enjoys great writing! This is a phenomenal piece of work! Kudos to the author.
