This book has won 2 Honourable Mentions from the IPPY (Independent Publisher Book Awards). It has also been fully endorsed by the Alzheimer Society. Marian was one of the main speakers at their Symposium in 2004 in Toronto, and has spoken at numerous Society functions, as well as many other groups and venues.
THE LONG WAY HOME has also been featured on CBC Radio, the Canadian Legion Magazine, 50 Plus Magazine (CARP), 100 Huntley Street, on Crossroads TV & CTV, as well as many other Radio Stations, newspapers and magazines.
She has also presented for various companies in the USA, including the Alzheimer Association, The Alzheimer Foundation of America, The Alzheimer Family Organization of Florida, NARFE, Libraries, Clubs and Church Groups.
This book is in it's second printing and has sold several thousand copies to date, with all the proceeds being used for Alzheimer's.
This book is easy-to-read, humorous and entertaining, as well as informative. The author shares how she learned to cope with her husband's devastating disease along the way, through her experiences, her failures and her successes. It has already helped many as it is an honest and accessible work, appealing to the average reader.
Customer testimonials:
"Your book has certainly been a big help to me in understanding the reality of being a family member of someone with Alzheimer's Disease." S.Bailey, Alzheimer Support Facilitator
"I have been pretty well devouring your book.. To read how similar our journeys are has been most comforting for me, as well as somewhat amazing. Your book is enlightening and also reassuring. Thank you for writing it." D. Lund - Caregiver
"I was brought to tears at the reality of the situations you spoke of, and was hysterical with laughter at some of the others...You breathed life into your husband through your words and brought light to many things that families are ashamed to tell. I would like to use your book as an inspirational teaching tool. It is a read I will never forget."
T. Tooker, Veterans Hospital Nurse