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Reviewed by Maria Beltran for Readers' Favorite
Why Is There a Hammer in the Fridge? A Family Member's Guide to Alzheimer's by Moraima Trujillo, a practicing psychiatrist, and her daughter Nora Trujillo, is a unique and witty book that enlightens the reader about Alzheimer’s. Dedicated to the authors' father, Esmeraldo Trujillo, who suffers from the condition, the book discusses not only the medical aspect of Alzheimer's but also the emotional upheavals caused by having someone in the family suffer from this disease. It contains ten chapters with revealing titles like: It Starts Subtly Enough; The First Big Incident; Getting the Kids Involved; Ay, Ay, Ay; Disasters, and the like.
Humorous and interesting, this book is a must-read for everyone. Do not be misled by the medical background of the author. Dr. Moraima Trujillo writes about her father’s condition without using a lot of medical jargon that one may expect. This book is a personal and loving memoir of how a family of three generations copes with a father, husband, and grandfather who suffers from Alzheimer’s. Hinting that one does not learn to do this from reading medical books, Dr. Trujillo succeeds in coming up with a helpful guide for families who are in the same situation. And what makes it more effective is that, aside from the useful information laid out here, the book is decidedly funny and entertaining.
Nora Trujillo's account towards the end of the book adds poignancy to the story of a life well lived in spite of Alzheimer’s. Indeed, this book can serve as a guide on how to deal with life itself.
