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Looking for a Silver Lining
They were married 50 years. Lois Wauson and her husband, Eddie, had survived the depression of the ‘30’s, war years of the ‘40’s, golden years of the ‘50’s, turmoil in the ‘60’s, changing time of the ‘70’s, trials and tragedies of the ‘80’s and ‘90’s, and now faced one more challenge: Alzheimer’s disease.
By the time the symptoms of Alzheimer’s began, things were not going well in their marriage. They had drifted apart. But during the next eight years, as the disease progressed and Eddie’s condition worsened, they grew closer and their love returned for each other as they leaned on their faith and
Eddie’s sense of humor.
You will laugh and cry with Lois and Eddie as they journey through the darkness of Alzheimer’s, always looking for that silver lining.
Lois Zook married Eddie Wauson in 1950. She was only 18 and he was 25. She was madly in love with him and was amazed he had chosen her over all the girls who wanted to marry him. They had a happy marriage for many years with babies coming, buying a new house in the suburbs.
Lois writes about those "golden years" of the '50s, when life was just about perfect. Then later she writes about the difficult years of the '60s, when the children began to grow into teens, and they had to move away from family to the large Metroplex of Dallas/Ft.Worth.
Then they moved into the '70's when the chi | |  | | Rainy Days and Starry Nights
The story of a girl in South Texas, growing up on a sandy, dusty farm during the depression years and the 1940's.
span style="font-size: medium;">Lois Zook Wauson writes about her life, in a family of 10, growing up during the depression years and the 1940's. Depressiona nd drought did not make it easy for the large family. Lois, the oldest of eight children of Bertie Lee and Lawrence Zook, does not flinch from reporting the difficult aspects of this life, which casts into grater relief her telling of everyday pleasures and triumphs./span>
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