Publisher's Synopsis
Ellen lives alone with her nearly bed-ridden uncle. She struggles in day to day living, as well as in her faith. Though she is struggling, she is not giving up-not on her uncle-not on herself-not on her God. She is a caregiver and also a mourner, caring for her uncle and mourning for her aunt, the couple who raised her. The journal reads like a devotional. Ellen's one rule in writing her journal: she can say anything she wants, as long as she ends each entry on a positive note. Ellen is a fictitious caregiver. The author, Sally Hull, wrote the first draft of Ellen's story during the days when she herself was her parents' caregiver. The words are from the trenches. Ellen's Journal is designed to help caregivers and those who love them. To the caregivers, there is hope, from one who understands and cares about what they are going through. To those who know and love the caregivers, Ellen's story will help them understand what a caregiver goes through. Ellen's Journal is written through diary entries which are excerpts from Ellen's Tears. Ellen explores various topics, such as loneliness, anger, sorrow, etc. and endeavors to think it through in all of its aspects. Ellen's Journal is put together under various topics rather than in chronological order. It is also in sort segments, enabling the reader to get something to hang onto after only a few minutes of reading. Here is practical help for the caregiver and mourner.
