Living with Love and Frustration

Dementia changes more than memory. It changes relationships, family dynamics and the everyday realities of those who care for someone they love.

In Living with Love and Frustration: Hannah Sadiki shares an honest, deeply personal journey through the tenderness, exhaustion, guilt, frustration and unexpected lessons of caring for her mother. With courage and compassion, she gives voice to the feelings caregivers often struggle to express, creating space for the conversations many families desperately need but rarely have.

This book invites us to look beyond the diagnosis and recognise the human beings on both sides of the caregiving journey. Hannah's story offers more than understanding; it offers reassurance, perspective and permission to be honest about the emotional complexities of care. Whether you are a caregiver, a family member, an employer or someone seeking to understand dementia more deeply, this book will help you approach caregiving with greater empathy, compassion and awareness.

Within these pages, you will discover how to:

• Embrace the full spectrum of caregiving: Acknowledge difficult emotions without guilt and understand that love and frustration can coexist.

• Care for yourself while caring for another: Recognise your own needs, establish healthier boundaries and understand why caregiver well-being matters.

• Build a more compassionate circle of support: Start honest conversations, challenge the silence surrounding caregiving and help create environments where caregivers feel seen, heard and supported.

Because caring for someone you love should never mean losing yourself in the process. This book is so much more than a memoir; it is an invitation to see caregiving differently, speak about it honestly and remember that the caregiver deserves care, too.