Beth Jacobs Rott has released ABCs of Dementia: With Songs, Prayers, Love, and Humor, a new memoir that explores late-life love and caregiving with faith and humor. The book recounts how one phone call in October 2021 changed her life. Beth had been a contented widow in Alaska after 51 years of marriage. Jerry, a childhood sweetheart, reached out unexpectedly and their story began again. Jerry had been happily married for 59 years.
Both brought decades of history and the experience of loss to the relationship. The distance between them was 2000 miles and age made the future uncertain, yet neither family discouraged them. After they married, Beth discovered Jerry had dementia. Beth turned to the practices that steadied her each day.
She describes hymns that eased tense hours and prayers that helped when words were scarce. She also notes that laughter often brought relief during difficult moments.
The memoir offers a personal account drawn from daily life and shared moments. It shows how songs, prayers, love, and humor became practical anchors in real situations with real emotions. Readers will see how simple routines, quiet faith, and steady devotion help carry a couple through uncertainty and change.
The book speaks to readers who have experienced love, loss, or caregiving responsibilities and want an honest companion for the road ahead.
About the Author
Beth Jacobs Rott taught school for 8 years. For decades, she worked as editor of the Mukluk News, a local paper she and her husband started. She is an active community and church member, and she and her late husband built and ran a visitor park called Mukluk Land. Her writing reflects experience with grief, faith, and daily commitment.
Availability
ABCs of Dementia: With Songs, Prayers, Love, and Humor is available in hardcover, paperback, and eBook formats through Amazon and other major booksellers.
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