Some of the hardest parts of caregiving happen in the middle of an ordinary day.

Breakfast. A conversation about money. A familiar routine that suddenly needs more help.

I wrote the everyday parts down.

Meet Pivot: A Caregiver’s Path With Frontotemporal Dementia.

It comes from life with my husband, Rob, and behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia, or bvFTD. He shares his perspective too. There is love in these pages, frustration, and the kind of humor that turns up when the day has already used your last nerve.

The seven chapters begin with something we lived through. Each brings together a story, a plain-language explanation, and reflections on what helped us, what I stopped expecting, and when safety or professional help mattered.

If you have followed Rob’s Corner, you already know that our stories include the messy parts. They belong in this book too.

Start with a free chapter.

“Turn Off the Stove” shares how a missed step at breakfast and a frightening morning helped us build more structure into daily life. You can read it before deciding whether Pivot fits your family.

​Read the free sample and explore Pivot →​

From October 7–13, use PIVOTTHANKYOU at checkout for $2 off the digital PDF bundle: $7.99 instead of $9.99.

The bundle includes the book and two companion checklists: the Dementia Observation Checklist and the Neurological Patient ER Visit Checklist. Both checklists are also available separately for free. This website edition is a digital download; no physical book is shipped.

The code applies to Pivot only, once per customer, and cannot combine with other discounts. It expires Tuesday, October 13 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific time.

If you are living with bvFTD in your family, I hope you find a moment you recognize and words for something you have struggled to explain.

Thank you for being here while we build this.

Heather

Robbins Nest Alliance

One family’s experience and educational information. Not a diagnostic tool or a substitute for individualized medical advice.