A Memoir by Donna Brown Benton
Illuminating the
Alzheimer’s Path
Living in the Light While Walking in the Darkness of Dementia.
Sixteen years. One love story. A journey through diagnosis, caregiving, and grace — offered as both companionship and quiet hope for anyone touched by dementia.
About the Book
A story of light in the darkest seasons
Dementia diagnoses will continue to rise while we wait for a cure. It’s a sobering truth: most of us have been — or will be — touched by dementia in our lifetime.
In Illuminating the Alzheimer’s Path, author Donna Brown Benton shares sixteen years of life with Alzheimer’s, offering insights into her and her husband Doug’s lived experience through a collection of stories. She shapes the patterns of those years into universal themes that resonate on a deeply emotional level.
Not a how-to manual, this memoir is meant to fuel the conversation and raise awareness of how we view and respond to dementia in our relational circles and cultural communities.
Why this book matters
Compassion
Expand your capacity to walk alongside loved ones living with dementia.
Stories
Real, lived experience — tender, honest, and full of grace.
Community
Reframe how families and communities respond to a diagnosis.
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