Remember for Me

Are you caring for a loved one who is experiencing dementia or Alzheimer's disease?

Are you looking for something you could do to make a real difference in people's lives?

Are you a church leader looking for a way to help families on a journey with a loved one suffering from brain changes?

Then Remember for Me is for you.

Author Mary Anne Oglesby-Sutherly is the founder and director of Veranda Ministries, which devotes its energy to passionately advocating for the senior adult population and helping families address the needs of loved ones with Alzheimer's Disease or dementia. As you read this heart-warming book, you will hear the stories of many of Mary Anne Oglesby-Sutherly's "sweet people."

Mary Anne devotes herself to loving the special people God sends her way. Veranda clients have quickly become her extended family. When she married last October, female clients were her bridesmaids. Peggy, a fifty-nine-year-old client suffering from early-onset Alzheimer's, was her maid of honor, and ninety-four-year-old Florence was her flower girl. When the wedding ceremony was about to begin, Miss Edna, a Veranda client who had been fluent in French but hadn't spoken it in two years, hugged Mary Anne and whispered in her ear, "Je t'aime."

Most clients can't remember their director's name, but when they are in her presence, they never forget she loves them. Mary Anne plans to spend the rest of her life "remembering" for them and hopes others will do the same.

Mary Anne said, "I pray that this book will help families prepare for their journey with their loved ones experiencing brain changes. I pray that the stories I share will encourage them not to give up. Families who have loved ones in communities now. Families who are taking care of loved ones at home. I understand the challenges as they walk with their loved ones on a journey into the world of aging."

Debra Talley of The Talleys, a Veranda Ministries Board Member, made this comment: "Mary Anne has been a friend for years. One of the things I love about her is her heart for people. Her heartbeat is for the people she cares for through her work on behalf of the senior adult population. I know you will enjoy her voice, but I hope you will listen to her heart."