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Alzheimer’s doesn’t just change the person diagnosed.
It changes everyone who loves them.

For eleven years, Joshua Pettit walked beside his mother, Betty, through every stage of Alzheimer’s — from the first quiet memory slips to full-time caregiving and final goodbyes.

He didn’t study it in a classroom.
He lived it.

In The 7 Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease: Walking Betty Home, you’ll discover what most families desperately search for after a diagnosis:

• What each stage actually looks like in real life
• What’s happening in the brain — explained simply
• What to expect next (so you’re not constantly blindsided)
• Practical caregiving guidance for every stage
• Emotional reassurance from someone who has been there

This is not a cold medical manual.
It’s a roadmap written by a son who walked the entire journey.

If you’re caring for a parent…
If you’re watching someone slowly change…
If you feel exhausted, confused, or afraid of what’s ahead…

This book will help you understand the stages —
and help you find strength in the middle of them.

Because dementia may steal memory.
But it cannot erase love.

And sometimes the greatest act of devotion
is simply walking someone home.

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Millions were moved by Betty Pettit’s viral TikTok journey with Alzheimer’s — a testament to her humor, courage, and the love that surrounded her. Beside her through every moment was her husband, Bob.
In this heartfelt memoir, Bob invites readers to step into the life that shaped him long before he became Betty’s steadfast caregiver. Against the backdrop of small-town America in the 1930s, 40s, and 50s, he recalls childhood adventures, red wagons, and Boy Scout hikes, the day he heard about Pearl Harbor crackling over the radio, and the excitement of catching a record-breaking pike. He shares the milestones that defined his youth, including the magical evening at Little Rock City when he shared his first kiss with Betty — the girl who would one day become his partner for life.
Told with warmth, detail, and quiet wit, Bob’s story is more than a companion to Betty’s legacy. It is a vivid portrait of mid-century American life and of a man whose strength, kindness, and devotion helped sustain a love that lasted through every season.
For anyone who cherished Betty’s story, or who treasures real-life accounts of resilience and simpler times, this book offers a moving window into the memories that built a remarkable life.

Betty Pettit lived with Alzheimer’s disease for over 11 years.   Her husband Bob and son Josh cared for her at home.   Before that, she was a wife and mother with a never-ending dedication and love for her family.   Josh documented her story on social media and over a million people followed their journey and fell in love with Betty and Bob.    This book tells Betty’s life story, before, during and after the disease.  It shows the love she had for Bob, her family and life in general.  It reveals the caregiving struggles the family faces in caring for someone with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia. 

Betty’s story is amazing.  A simple girl from a small town, who would end up having an impact on millions of people.  Our family takes solace in the fact, that if she had to suffer with this horrible disease, and we had to travel this very hard caregiving journey, that along the way we helped at least one person.  We hope we helped someone understand the disease just a little bit more or become a slightly better caregiver.  Maybe we inspired someone else to share or talk about this disease? 

Betty would be so happy to have known she made a difference in this world.  To our fans and followers and every friend and person along the way of our journey, thank you. We could not have done it without you.  

A portion of the sale of each book goes to Betty’s Memorial Alzheimer’s Association fundraiser.