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What Do I Do Now? is a memoir in the form of 100 essays and anecdotes. The book describes the author's response to his wife of over 30 years declining with Alzheimer's. It tracks the emotional, psychological, and spiritual ups and downs during the anticipatory grief process. It is at the same time an inspirational guide to coping with difficulties in life and growing stronger through the experience. The book contains both raw emotions and philosophical insights. The book articulates issues that are often difficult to express or considered embarrassing, such as the end of sex, incontinence, and behavioral problems. It includes material derived from Twelve Step programs, A Course in Miracles, and Buddhist meditation practice.

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What Do I Do Now is an extraordinary book that should be very widely read. Anyone, young or old, may be confronted with the devastating experience of Alzheimer's. And here is an account by a loving husband caring for a brilliant and loving wife as she spirals downward. But Willem O'Reilly is not just loving, he is open--about everything from Mollie's sad and frightening symptoms, to his own loneliness, terror and exhaustion, his evolving coping strategies, his anger at God, his ongoing tenderness through it all--and much more. Although Willem O'Reilly is not an angel, he writes like one. I read this powerful and compassionate book with profound admiration and gratitude for its truthfulness. Alicia Ostriker, author of The Book of Seventy

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