"Providence ElderPlace will host an event featuring nurse and author Rosalys Peel, whose book Mike & Me outlines how couples can work and stay together when facing Alzheimer’s Disease. The book, a National Book of the Year finalist, is bringing new hope and inspiration to Alzheimer’s couples across the country. The public is invited to listen to Peel talk about how she and her husband Mike stayed together during his nearly 10-year battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. When Mike was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease, Rosalys made a deal with him that together they vowed that they would manage Alzheimer's Disease in their own home and continue to live as normally as possible for as long as possible. Over the next 10 years they found new ways to defy and surpass virtually all the typical Alzheimer's statistics. Despite Mike's illness they pursued their dreams, traveled the world, helped raise their granddaughter, maintained their romance, kept Mike on his feet, and found new ways to communicate with their friends, family and each other. They also saved thousands of dollars by doing it in the familiar surroundings of their own home. Through it all Rosalys, a nurse and parent educator at Swedish Medical Center, kept a journal of their discoveries and eventually wrote “Mike & Me” as a new kind of guidebook for other Alzheimer’s couples, caregivers and families." (Promo Copy)