Bøker av Rick D'Amico

A couple copes with terminal illness in this heart-wrenching and captivating memoir to help caregivers navigate the impossible task of saying a long goodbye.Rick D'Amico and his wife, Ruth, had it all: notable careers, beautiful kids, and dreams of literally sailing off into the sunset during retirement. But when Ruth is diagnosed with Alzheimer's, everything crashes into the shores of a different destination as they cope with handling illness together.Eventually, the effects of Alzheimer's/Lewy body dementia on their love story create a complicated and lonely journey for Rick to navigate. But through it all, he chooses to remember what Ruth would ultimately and tragically forget-that love endures, despite every broken dream that life sometimes destroys.Honest and masterful, this personal testimony of an Alzheimer's caregiver helps shed light on the deaths that happen years before someone takes their last breath-and what becomes of those who keep breathing for them.

Rick D'Amico enjoyed an impressive career in both radio and television broadcasting, spanning over fifty years in the industry. Now, the Emmy Award-winning newscaster is here to provide readers with hilarious and insightful stories from behind the scenes. D'Amico invites readers into his expansive life story. With lightheartedness and an eye toward helping others understand what it takes to succeed in a sometimes ruthless industry, D'Amico opens up about his own fascinating-and sometimes unbelievable-experiences. Think you might have what it takes to be in broadcasting? It Just Wasn't Perfect for Me will help you figure that out. Get a glimpse into some of the most iconic moments in modern journalism, straight from a man who lived and breathed them. From D'Amico's time reporting live at the Los Angeles riots, to interviewing President Ronald Reagan, to his time reporting live from New York City and Ground Zero in the aftermath of September 11, 2001, you will get the rare experience of being immersed in these iconic broadcasting moments. Written with enlightening candor and refreshing humor, It Just Wasn't Perfect for Me will leave you viewing television newscasters in a whole new light.