Blurred
A Daughter's Journey of Caregiving, Collapse, and Rediscovery




When caregiving erases the life you thought you knew, how do you find your way back?
Tahnya's father was kind and intelligent. A man who taught her to be curious, to speak up, and never back down. When Alzheimer's begins stealing him piece by piece, she makes a promise that will cost her everything: he will never suffer alone.
What follows is four years inside a healthcare system that grinds families down, a marriage fracturing under the weight, and the slow disappearance of the woman she used to be.
Blurred is the story that no one tells you. The middle-of-the-night terror. The locked doors. The crushed pills hidden in ice cream. The wish that his suffering would finally end. It is about loving someone fiercely while resenting what it costs. About keeping everything intact while disappearing inside the effort.
This is not a story about being strong.
It's about what caregiving costs.
And what you're left with when your shift finally ends.
"It doesn’t try to sugarcoat the experience, and that’s what makes it so powerful. Every chapter feels real and vulnerable."
~ Amazon Reviewer
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What Readers Are Saying
"Highly recommend to caregivers and those who give so much of themselves when duty calls. It will leave you feeling full, seen and understood. As a nurse, a Mom, a caregiver—I can't thank this book enough for the reminder!"
~Jessica
"Beautifully and honestly written about the toll on a caregiver with all the complications and heartbreaks that come with caring for a family member diagnosed with Dementia."
~Sue B.
★★★★★
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