02534cam a2200337 i 4500 2470163976 TxAuBib 20250916120000.0 250826s2025||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u bl2025057372 9780593833940 hardcover 30.00 0593833945 hardcover 30.00 TxAuBib rda Willis, Emma Heming. The unexpected journey [BOOK] : finding strength, hope, and yourself on the caregiving path / Emma Heming Willis. Finding strength, hope, and yourself on the caregiving path. New York : The Open Field/Penguin Life, [2025] xxxi, 288 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "The day Emma Heming Willis' husband, Bruce Willis, was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), all they were given was a pamphlet and told to check back in a few months. With no hope or direction, Emma walked out of that doctor's appointment frozen with fear, confusion and a sense that her world had just fallen apart. In fact, it had. Bruce and Emma had their story written, their future mapped out. Yet all those dreams crumbled with that diagnosis, and Emma felt alone and more isolated than ever. How would she care for her husband while parenting their young daughters? At that devastating time, Emma just wanted someone who'd been through it to tell her, 'This feels terrible right now. Your life is in shambles. But it's going to be okay. Here are some things to think about and put in place so you cannot just survive but thrive.' With The Unexpected Journey, Emma has written the book she wishes she'd been handed on the day of Bruce's diagnosis: a supportive guide to navigating the complicated, heartbreaking, and transformative experience that is caregiving for your loved one. Weaving her personal journey as a care partner with the latest research and insights from the world's top dementia, caregiving, and integrative experts she offers the guidance and wisdom caregivers everywhere so desperately need and deserve.". 20250916. Willis, Bruce, 1955- Health. Willis, Emma Heming. Frontotemporal dementia Patients Care. Women caregivers. Caregivers. Self-care, Health. Self-help publications.