Vanita has opened her heart in her work. It is a daring thing to do. Her poems are real, thought provoking, sweet and some make me chuckle like the poem, "Mocha For Eternity."  Her husband, Jim, has MS and she is his caretaker. The love for Jim shows in the poems and her real frustrations of her own tiredness.  I believe every caretaker should read this. It would make a wonderful gift for your spouse, or whomever is your caretaker.

There are a few artistic overlays that add a flare to the nicely bound book and make it more of a page turner. Vanita told me that people told her to publish her thoughts but they seemed too personal to her. I am glad she changed her mind because I will read this many times over.

Vanita has written five other books, and another of the six I reviewed is called My Grampy Can't Walk.

Here is a sampling of her poems:

Lesson Learned

If there's one thing
Jim's taught me
Throughout his
Disease
You don't have to miss
The important things in life
When brought to your knees.

Author: Vanita Oelschlager

Publisher: Trio Publishing, Inc., 2006

Binding: Paperback, 60 pages

Available at www.vanitabooks.net
All proceeds go to support programs and research at Oak Clinic for Multiple Sclerosis, in Ohio www.oakclinic.com