Paul McCusker – Caregiving Articles

Author: Paul McCusker

Paul McCusker, Silver Medallion Award-winning author of Epiphany, won a Peabody Award for his radio documentary on the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer for “Focus on the Family.” He lives in Colorado Springs with his wife and son.

The story of the "Faded Flower" is told from the point of view of Frank Reynolds, a nine-to-fiver who suddenly loses his job and has to take a lower-paying one in his hometown. It is here that he discovers his father, who is a widower can no longer care for himself because of the ravages of Alzheimer’s.. Even with dementia setting in, Frank's father has some wisdom to impart, particularly with regard to Frank's seemingly wayward son. Frank’s father puts up a good fight all the way to the facility where he is placed.

Faded Flower Excerpt by Paul McCusker

By Paul McCusker

Aging
Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
Children & Youth
Diseases - Illnesses - Conditions
Eldercare
Mental Health - Emotional - Issues

This is one family’s struggle with Alzheimers disease and its progression. The one thing that is certain is change.