Tales from My Teachers

Tales from My Teachers on the Alzheimer's Unit is a collection of narratives set in a nursing home, stories for adults seeking redeeming truth beneath terrible suffering. Social Work Professor Emeritus Howard Goldstein praised it by saying, "e;This collection should be read and treasured by the caregiver, the next-of-kin, the professional and the educator - anyone who wishes to understand the inner world and mind of the Alzheimer's patient. Susa Silvermarie, a social worker, poet, and certified poetry therapist, takes us into her "e;village of elders"e;; their voices reveal unexpected insights amid confusion, wit and irony amid sadness, and the plea to be regarded and treated with fellow feeling and esteem."e;