Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s can awaken a quiet, ongoing grief—the sorrow of witnessing changes in someone who is still physically present, yet slowly transforming.
This kind of grief is tender, complex, and often unseen. This section honors the emotional and spiritual weight of that journey, offering books, articles, and grief education to help caregivers gently tend to their hearts, make meaning of loss, and find moments of peace, compassion, and connection along the way.
If you are experiencing difficulty with grief and loss, please reach out to our Loss & Grief expert and partner, Elizabeth Straka.
Recommended Reads
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Grieving the Living
Grieving the Living is a heartfelt guide for caregivers and families navigating the unique pain of dementia-related grief. Unlike other forms of loss, dementia brings a complicated mixture of love, sorrow, and resilience.
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Loving Someone With Dementia
Loving Someone Who Has Dementia is a new kind of caregiving book focused on how to manage on-going stress and grief. For anyone touched by the epidemic of dementia. Dr. Boss helps caregivers find hope in "ambiguous loss"
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Understanding Grief
This classic resource helps guide the bereaved person through the loss of a loved one, and provides an opportunity to learn to live with and work through the personal grief process.
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Opening to Grief
Opening to Grief explores the deep truth that grief and love are richly intertwined. Because we love, we grieve. And when we fully feel our sorrow, we open to loving ourselves and other beings more deeply.
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The Good Death
Practical wisdom and holistic planning to ease life's most difficult transition, from an acclaimed hospice nurse, death doula, and end-of-life educator.
Here are some additional books that may be helpful!
It’s OK That You’re Not OK:Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture that Doesn’t Understand