The Making of Not Quite Mr. Darcy & My mom's dementia

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 Not Quite Mr. Darcy is dedicated to the memory of my mom. It hits close to home for me because the main character is a live-in nurse for an elderly woman with dementia. My mom had Alzheimer's for 14 1/2 years before she died. Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia are difficult for the individual with it as well as their family and friends. In my book I tried to capture some of the ways it affects the lives of everyone who surrounds the patient, though each individual's path through dementia is different.

    The most notable thing for my mom as she passed through the different phases was the kindness she continued to show to others. Even as her vocabulary dwindled, she tried to encourage others around her. And when words finally failed her, she would just smile. 

     I hope that regardless of what disease or situation brings my life on earth to a close, I will be remembered for showing kindness to others. I always knew my mom's kindness and smiles emanated from her love of Jesus. That is my greatest desire too. 

Another thing she was known for was her love of butterflies. She wore butterfly brooches and had butterflies throughout my parents' home and her own office. She said they reminded her of the new life we have in Christ. 

    I'm thankful for the testimony that my mom lived through her words and deads to point me to Christ, and am honored to have written a character that I think represents both her faith and her disease so well.

    I would love for you to read Not Quite Mr. Darcy, not just to experience the precious character of Margaret, but also to see the main character, Kate, learn from her and others that even when our whole world seems to be collapsing around us, there is hope in Christ!

1 Corinthians 13:12-13 ESV - 12 For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known. 13 So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

Not Quite Mr. Darcy is available in paperback and ebook on Amazon . Below is a picture of the dedication page.

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