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Maria V. Ciletti

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Maria V. Ciletti is a registered nurse working as a medical administrator in Niles, Ohio. Her new book, a self-help memoir titled, I Have to Leave You Now: A Survival Guide for Caregivers of Loved Ones with Alzheimer's Disease,is scheduled for release in September 2014 by Dragonfly Publications. Maria's first novel, The Choice, published by Harrignton Park Press, premiered May 1, 2007. Her subsequent romance novels, Clinical Distance (2009), Collide (2010) Entangled, (2011) as well as the sequel to The Choice and Clinical Distance, Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? (2012)were published by Intaglio Publications. Maria also writes articles for practice management magazines. Her essay, The Softer Side of Medicine, has appeared in the April 2014 ...more

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Maria V. Ciletti Nothing nationally yet. I do have a few local tours in the work. I have a signing scheduled at The Learned Owl bookstore in Hudson in February . Date …moreNothing nationally yet. I do have a few local tours in the work. I have a signing scheduled at The Learned Owl bookstore in Hudson in February . Date is still pending. Also a signing at BAM at Eastwood Mall (less)
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Maria V. Ciletti Write every day and never give up. My 1st book, The Choice, was published after receiving 36 rejections. Persistence pays off. Write about what you ar…moreWrite every day and never give up. My 1st book, The Choice, was published after receiving 36 rejections. Persistence pays off. Write about what you are passionate about. Chances are someone else is passionate about it too. (less)
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I Have to Leave You Now A Survival Guide for Caregivers of Loved Ones with Alzheimer's Disease by Maria V. Ciletti Blog: Dealing with Change




"I'm not so sure where I have been

I don't know just where I'm going

Hard as I hold it in my hand

I can't stop the wind from blowing …"

Melissa Etheridge: "Change".

"Change", by Melissa Etheridge is one of my favorite songs. The refrain of the song, "the only thing that stays the same-is change" rings true in all aspects of life. It's easy, almost magical to watch a baby g Read more of this blog post »
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