Healdsburg, CA, March 2009: The Caring One is an illustrated workbook designed to provide care for caregivers and family members touched by Alzheimer's. Artist and author Nancy J. Ballard shares her story with compassion and inspiration. She invites others to join her on this road of discovery by offering a journal that provides comfort and a means of expression.
This gentle guide is a source of information that offers facts and practical suggestions along with an interactive journal. The journal invites you to not only tell your story but to tell your story through creative writing, art, meditation, prayer and imagery. Through these exercises you will gain insight not only into yourself but also into the person for whom you are caring.
Angel Duncan, Director of Memories in the Making Alzheimer’s Association says: “Nancy Ballard’s book is a thoughtful instrument which enables any caregiver to find meaning in their process and rediscover memories of their loved one. Nancy presents gentle ways of jumping into creative outlets as you begin exploring your own creative thoughts and emotions, molding what works for you."
Tremaine Thomas, UCSF Memory and Aging Center says: “Nancy Ballard is a true kindred spirit. Inspiring and loving, facilitating her own findings within art therapy and Alzheimer's disease while sharing her expertise, love and joy of artistic expression with those who have no other outlet. Nancy is definitely on the forefront of sharing with the world the role that art therapy attributes to expression within Alzheimer’s and other neurogenerative diseases."
Nancy J. Ballard partnered in publishing with Palm of Her Hand founder, Shiloh Sophia McCloud, who has published journals/workbooks in the field of wellness. Palm of Her Hand is a division of Cosmic Cowgirls Ink, LLC a woman and girl owned publishing company committed to creating positive media and tools for transformation.
Organizations supporting people with Alzheimer’s and other related disorders will be able to purchase the book at a volume and non-profit rate. For more information about the journal or to interview Nancy Ballard, please contact Mary MacDonald.
