Transitions

Earl Hadley, an insightful and proficient handyman, takes a job with The Blue Lakes Memory Care Center; this choice endears him to the challenging world of dementia and Alzheimer's care, exposing him to the disease's devastating effects on the residents and their family members. Earl is challenged and pulled in myriad ways as he empathetically befriends the community's lively residents, all the while trying to overcome his own cathartic struggle to accept the reality of his father's suicide note that he has received fifteen years after the fact. His witness of the resident's plight at Blue Lakes could give him the needed acceptance of life's unpredictable journey, and allow him to become a vibrant presence in the last chapters of the resident's lives.

About the Author :
Robert Milstid has been creating literary works for many years. His writing first took form as a playwright, authoring two plays, "Just a Phase" and "I Was a Pig for a Day and Nobody Noticed." In 1989 he and his wife moved to Hoboken, New Jersey, just across the Hudson River from Manhattan. His one man show, Diary of a Nonconformist was created, written and rehearsed by Mr. Milstid on the roof of his Hoboken apartment. This performance poetry piece was booked at the now infamous, CBGBs in the East Village. He also went on to perform in several plays while in New York City that included the world premier of Lanny Hill's original play, "Uncle Alton," as well as becoming an active company member of the 13th Street Repertory Theatre. After his son was born in 1991, he and his wife decided to move to Florida. Shortly after moving to Florida, the couple then had a daughter. After several years of performing in Orlando, Mr. Milstid hung up his acting hat for the most part and began applying his creative efforts at Nickelodeon Studios as a scenic carpenter and went on to start his own custom carpentry business. In 2005 his marriage of twenty years came to an end and he found himself starting from scratch again as a single man. The lonely nights in his small apartment gave way to a renewed need and love for writing again. Mr. Milstid penned his first novel called, The Consequences of Breathing. During the next few years and was married after meeting an amazing woman whom he wrote about as the character of Pearl in The Consequences of Breathing. After the economy took a nosedive in 2009 Mr. Milstid took a position at a Memory Care Center/Assisted living facility as a maintenance technician. He then went on to write his second book, Transitions, which cameos the lives of those suffering from Alzheimer's disease and the struggles of their families. Writing is a passion for Robert Milstid and with outlines for three new books underway it doesn't appear to be slowing down. His writing is raw, humble, provocative and unpredictable. His genres are purposefully varied so as to offer new approaches in his art. A long life in a short time, this is Robert Milstid.