Caregiving: How to Hold On While Letting Go
Debbie’s First Caregiving Book
Caregiving: How to Hold On While Letting Go
Alzheimer’s, Dementia, and Parkinson’s Caregiver Support
A heartfelt, faith-filled guide drawn from Debbie’s own caregiving journey—offering practical solutions, hard-earned lessons, encouragement, and permission to laugh even when life feels heavy.
Personally signed and purchased directly from The Purple Vine
Written from the caregiving trenches
Hold on to love, faith, and yourself—even as life changes.
Caregiving can test your patience, your energy, your plans, and occasionally your last good nerve. Debbie wrote this book after caring for loved ones through dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and Parkinson’s disease.
Her stories offer honest reassurance and creative, workable ideas to help make daily care safer, calmer, and a little easier.
You can acknowledge the grief, adapt to change, and still make room for meaningful moments and laughter.
Practical support for real life
Inside the book, you’ll explore
Clear explanations and caregiver-tested ideas for the challenges families face most often.
A Christian caregiving perspective
Comfort for the heart. Strategies for the day.
Debbie writes openly from her Christian faith, blending scripture and spiritual encouragement with practical ideas caregivers can use immediately.
This is not a clinical textbook. It is a compassionate companion from someone who has lived the long days, unexpected changes, deep love, and difficult letting go.
Five-star reader reviews
A blessing, a resource, and a reason to laugh again
Family caregivers and care professionals praise its honesty, practical guidance, faith, and hope.
★★★★★Inspiring, Comforting, Challenging
Packed with well-thought-out ideas for creative ways to adapt as your life and your loved one’s life continue to change. I highly recommend this book!
V. Taylor
Verified paperback reader
★★★★★This Book Is a Blessing to Caregivers
I found information, inspiration, validation, and a feeling of support. Debbie’s genuine love, joy, and humor allowed me to see caregiving in a much more positive way.
Carol Hillegas
Verified paperback reader
★★★★★Helpful Read
You’ll laugh and cry and feel the experiences the author went through and now shares with others. It will grab and hold your attention from start to finish.
Alice Frye
Verified paperback reader
★★★★★Lessons Learned—and Laughter
If you need answers about caring for aging parents, this book will help. It covers what works, what does not, and how to laugh through the tears.
Brenda Lanz
Verified Kindle reader
★★★★★Excellent Book!
An excellent resource. The author described so much of what I am experiencing while caring for my mom, who has dementia.
Linda M.
Verified Kindle reader
★★★★★Helpful Information, Encouragement, and Humor
Debbie does a great job of offering helpful information, encouragement, and humor, all with beautiful Bible illustrations to match.
Lauren S. Fulford
Verified paperback reader
★★★★★Simple to Understand
Very informative and explained things in a way that was simple to understand.
Cheri
Verified Kindle reader
★★★★★Practical Caregiving Advice
The author tells it like it is, sharing practical advice you can implement while providing hope and direction from her faith.
Toni Gitles
Kindle reader
★★★★★How to Laugh During the Storm
Debbie has lived the struggles and writes with love of God and family. If you need a pick-me-up in your caregiving, this book is for you.
TLB
Paperback reader
★★★★★I Love This Book
It portrays the reality of what families and caregivers experience. Working in adult day care, I found this book very helpful and real.
Traci Lucas
Care professional and paperback reader
Choose your edition
Keep encouragement and practical help close by.
Order a signed copy directly from Debbie, or choose your preferred Amazon format.