This anthology presents forty narratives, both nonfiction and fiction, that together capture the impact and complexity of Alzheimer's and other dementias on patients as well as their caregivers and family.
Alzheimer's disease
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Author:Summary: - Author:Hepworth, SallySummary:
Stephen Aston is getting married again. The only problem is, he's still married to his first wife, even though she is in a care facility for dementia. But he'll take care of that easily, by divorcing her—even if his adult...
- Author:Harvey, SamanthaSummary:
After he is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, Jake Jameson retires from his architectural firm and begins reflecting on his life. As the hazy recollections come forth, Jake emerges as an unreliable--and perhaps unsympathetic--narrator...
- Author:Golden, MaritaSummary:
From acclaimed author Marita Golden comes a moving African-American family drama of love and devotion in the face of Alzheimer's disease. You just can't plan for this kind of thing. Diane Tate certainly hasn't. She never expected to...
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Author:Stratton, AllanSummary:When her parents want to put Granny in a home, Zoe decides now is the time to break free. She smuggles Granny out and together they hit the tracks on a cross-country trip to find Zoe's long-lost uncle.
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Author:Kozol, JonathanSummary:In the most personal book of his career, Jonathan Kozol tells the story of his father's life and work as a noted specialist in brain disorders and his ability to narrate his descent into Alzheimer's disease--and how it brought a deeper...
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Author:Devi, GayatriSummary:Imagine finding a glimmer of good news in a diagnosis of Alzheimer's. And imagine how that would change the outlook of the five million Americans who suffer from Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, not to mention their families,...
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Author:Anthony, LauraSummary:Our society is buckling under the demands of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia care, and now a simple but innovative approach has arrived. Laura Anthony brings you on her real-life journey of love and discovery as she cares for her...
- Author:Camiccia, JenniferSummary:
Twelve-year-old Lulu Rose Carter's memory improves greatly just as her beloved Gram becomes very forgetful, and Lulu begins to explore Gram's past in an effort to save her.
- Author:Patterson, JamesSummary:
A young lawyer takes on the judge who is destroying her hometown-and ends up in jail herself.In picture-perfect Erva, Alabama, the most serious crimes are misdemeanors. Speeding tickets. Shoplifting. Contempt of court. Then why is the...
- Author:Hoffman, WayneSummary:
In this biography, Wayne Hoffman meticulously researches the century-old murder of his great-grandmother, while facing another tragedy much closer to home: his mother's decline from Alzheimer's.
- Author:Mace, Nancy L.Summary:
Through five editions, The 36-Hour Day has been an essential resource for families who love and care for people with Alzheimer disease. Whether a person has Alzheimer disease or another form of dementia, he or she will face a host of...
- Author:Leavitt, SarahSummary:
What do you do when your outspoken, passionate, and quick-witted mother starts fading into a forgetful, fearful woman? In this powerful graphic memoir, Sarah Leavitt reveals how Alzheimer's disease transformed her mother Midge -...
- Author:Summitt, Pat HeadSummary:
Pat Summitt, the all-time winningest coach in NCAA basketball history aad bestselling author of Reach for the Summitt and Raise The Roof, tells for the first time her remarkable story of victory and resilience as well as facing down her...
- Author:Agnew, MarionSummary:
Most people think Alzheimer's disease is the same as memory loss or hope that if they ignore it hard enough, it will go away. That was certainly Marion Agnew's hope when her mother -- a Queen's and Harvard/Radcliffe-...
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Author:Underdahl, S.T.Summary:Remember this: I love you... Lucy Kellogg is looking forward to a great summer: her fearless best friend, Sukie, has talked her into trying out for the cheer team, and her witty and worldly grandmother, Nana Lucy, is coming to visit....
- Author:Charlebois , MichelineSummary:
Rose-Aline Berniau apprend qu'elle est atteinte de la maladie d'Alzheimer. Entourée et supportée par ses enfants, Rose-Aline débute alors son odyssée dans le tourbillon chaotique, confrontant et déchirant de la souffrance physique et de...
- Author:Cseke, ColeSummary:
Jim Forgetting is an unflinching portrait of a year in the life of Jim and Donna, a middle-aged couple struggling with Jim's early-onset Alzheimer's disease. While watching her husband slowly disappear, Donna's patience...
- Author:Bloom, AmySummary:
Amy and Brian's world was changed forever with his diagnosis of early onset Alzheimer's. Forced to confront the daily frustrations and realities of the disease and its impact on their lives and marriage, Brian resolved not to...
- Author:Lyall, CaseySummary:
Lemon Peabody is certain that aliens visited Grandpa Walt thirty years ago, but she's running out of time to prove it before he forgets his best story. This humorous and tenderhearted story about family, friendship, and always believing...
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