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Things We Remember: Stories & Memoirs About Dementia

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A collection of fiction, memoirs, and children's books that have characters living with dementia. The human bond that transcends dementia features in all the books. @BurlONLibrary bplhea

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Feeding My Mother

Feeding My Mother

Comfort and Laughter in the Kitchen as My Mom Lives With Memory Loss

by Arden, Jann

Book - 2017

Feeding My Mother is a frank, funny, inspirational and piercingly honest account of the transformation in Jann Arden's life that has turned her into the p...Show more Feeding My Mother is a frank, funny, inspirational and piercingly honest account of the transformation in Jann Arden's life that has turned her into the primary "parent" to her mom, who is in the grip of Alzheimer's. Jann cooks for her mom five or six times a week. Her mom finds comfort in her daughter's kitchen, not just in the delicious food but also just sitting with her as she cooks. And Jann finds some peace in caring for her mom, even as her mom slowly becomes a stranger. The many people who are dealing with a loved one who is losing it will find inspiration and strength in Jann's wholehearted, loving response and her totally Jann take on the upside-down world of a daughter mothering her mother. Feeding My Mother is one heck of an affirmation that life just keeps on keeping on, and a wonderful example of how you have to roll with it. Show less

Feeding My Mother is a frank, funny, inspirational and piercingly honest account of the transformation in Jann Arden's life that has turned her into the p...Show more Feeding My Mother is a frank, funny, inspirational and piercingly honest account of the transformation in Jann Arden's life that has turned her into the primary "parent" to her mom, who is in the grip of Alzheimer's. Jann cooks for her mom five or six times a week. Her mom finds comfort in her daughter's kitchen, not just in the delicious food but also just sitting with her as she cooks. And Jann finds some peace in caring for her mom, even as her mom slowly becomes a stranger. The many people who are dealing with a loved one who is losing it will find inspiration and strength in Jann's wholehearted, loving response and her totally Jann take on the upside-down world of a daughter mothering her mother. Feeding My Mother is one heck of an affirmation that life just keeps on keeping on, and a wonderful example of how you have to roll with it. Show less

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Be With

Be With

Letters to A Caregiver

by Barnes, Mike

Book - 2018

A memoir that casts fresh light on what it means to live with dementia, about fellowship, responsibility, and joyful relatedness — what it means to simply be with the people that we love A memoir that casts fresh light on what it means to live with dementia, about fellowship, responsibility, and joyful relatedness — what it means to simply be with the people that we love Show less

A memoir that casts fresh light on what it means to live with dementia, about fellowship, responsibility, and joyful relatedness — what it means to simply be with the people that we love A memoir that casts fresh light on what it means to live with dementia, about fellowship, responsibility, and joyful relatedness — what it means to simply be with the people that we love Show less

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The Long Hello

The Long Hello

Memory, My Mother, and Me

by Borrie, Cathie

Book - 2015

A stirring memoir of a daughter caring for a mother with dementia that is sure to become a touchstone for many others. The Long Hello explores the emotion...Show more A stirring memoir of a daughter caring for a mother with dementia that is sure to become a touchstone for many others. The Long Hello explores the emotional rewards and challenges that Cathie Borrie experienced in caring for her mother, who was living with Alzheimer’s disease, for seven years, and demonstrates how caregiving creates an opportunity to experience the change in a relationship that illness necessitates, one in which joy, innocence, and profound intimacy can flourish. Show less

A stirring memoir of a daughter caring for a mother with dementia that is sure to become a touchstone for many others. The Long Hello explores the emotion...Show more A stirring memoir of a daughter caring for a mother with dementia that is sure to become a touchstone for many others. The Long Hello explores the emotional rewards and challenges that Cathie Borrie experienced in caring for her mother, who was living with Alzheimer’s disease, for seven years, and demonstrates how caregiving creates an opportunity to experience the change in a relationship that illness necessitates, one in which joy, innocence, and profound intimacy can flourish. Show less

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Slow Dancing With A Stranger

Slow Dancing With A Stranger

Lost and Found in the Age of Alzheimer's

by Comer, Meryl

Large Print - 2015

A profoundly personal, unflinching account of Meryl Comer's husband's battle with Alzheimer's disease that serves as a much-needed wake-up call to better understand and address a progressive and deadly affliction. A profoundly personal, unflinching account of Meryl Comer's husband's battle with Alzheimer's disease that serves as a much-needed wake-up call to better understand and address a progressive and deadly affliction. Show less

A profoundly personal, unflinching account of Meryl Comer's husband's battle with Alzheimer's disease that serves as a much-needed wake-up call to better understand and address a progressive and deadly affliction. A profoundly personal, unflinching account of Meryl Comer's husband's battle with Alzheimer's disease that serves as a much-needed wake-up call to better understand and address a progressive and deadly affliction. Show less

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Still Alice

Still Alice

by Genova, Lisa

Large Print - 2009

Fifty-year-old Alice Howland, a Harvard professor of cognitive psychology, suddenly finds herself in the rapidly downward spiral of early onset Alzheimer'...Show more Fifty-year-old Alice Howland, a Harvard professor of cognitive psychology, suddenly finds herself in the rapidly downward spiral of early onset Alzheimer's Disease. As her abilities and her concept of self gradually slip away, she is forced to live in the moment, which is in turns beautiful, terrifying and maddening. Show less

Fifty-year-old Alice Howland, a Harvard professor of cognitive psychology, suddenly finds herself in the rapidly downward spiral of early onset Alzheimer'...Show more Fifty-year-old Alice Howland, a Harvard professor of cognitive psychology, suddenly finds herself in the rapidly downward spiral of early onset Alzheimer's Disease. As her abilities and her concept of self gradually slip away, she is forced to live in the moment, which is in turns beautiful, terrifying and maddening. Show less

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The Wide Circumference of Love

The Wide Circumference of Love

by Golden, Marita

Book - 2017

A moving African-American family drama of love and devotion in the face of Alzheimer's disease. Diane Tate never expected to slowly lose her talented husb...Show more A moving African-American family drama of love and devotion in the face of Alzheimer's disease. Diane Tate never expected to slowly lose her talented husband to the debilitating effects of early-onset Alzheimer's disease. As a respected family court judge, she's spent her life making tough calls, but when her sixty-eight-year-old husband's health worsens and Diane is forced to move him into an assisted living facility, it seems her world is spinning out of control. As Gregory's memory wavers and fades, Diane and her children must reexamine their connection to the man he once was-and learn to love the man he has become Show less

A moving African-American family drama of love and devotion in the face of Alzheimer's disease. Diane Tate never expected to slowly lose her talented husb...Show more A moving African-American family drama of love and devotion in the face of Alzheimer's disease. Diane Tate never expected to slowly lose her talented husband to the debilitating effects of early-onset Alzheimer's disease. As a respected family court judge, she's spent her life making tough calls, but when her sixty-eight-year-old husband's health worsens and Diane is forced to move him into an assisted living facility, it seems her world is spinning out of control. As Gregory's memory wavers and fades, Diane and her children must reexamine their connection to the man he once was-and learn to love the man he has become Show less

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On Not Losing My Father's Ashes in the Flood

On Not Losing My Father's Ashes in the Flood

by Harrison, Richard

Book - 2016

Richard Harrison's father suffered from a form of dementia, but he died without ever forgetting the poems he had memorized as a student and had taught to ...Show more Richard Harrison's father suffered from a form of dementia, but he died without ever forgetting the poems he had memorized as a student and had taught to Richard as a child. A generous and enchanting book, one that leaves you, like the poet, thinking about the way "characters in a novel can escape anything / except their story." Show less

Richard Harrison's father suffered from a form of dementia, but he died without ever forgetting the poems he had memorized as a student and had taught to ...Show more Richard Harrison's father suffered from a form of dementia, but he died without ever forgetting the poems he had memorized as a student and had taught to Richard as a child. A generous and enchanting book, one that leaves you, like the poet, thinking about the way "characters in a novel can escape anything / except their story." Show less

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All Things Consoled

All Things Consoled

A Daughter's Story

by Hay, Elizabeth

Book - 2018

A memoir that addresses the exquisite agony of family, the unstoppable force of dementia, and the inevitability of aging A memoir that addresses the exquisite agony of family, the unstoppable force of dementia, and the inevitability of aging Show less

A memoir that addresses the exquisite agony of family, the unstoppable force of dementia, and the inevitability of aging A memoir that addresses the exquisite agony of family, the unstoppable force of dementia, and the inevitability of aging Show less

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Elizabeth Is Missing

Elizabeth Is Missing

by Healey, Emma

Large Print - 2014

Maud's ongoing search for Elizabeth triggers an old and powerful memory of the unsolved disappearance of her own beloved sister. Maud begins to see remind...Show more Maud's ongoing search for Elizabeth triggers an old and powerful memory of the unsolved disappearance of her own beloved sister. Maud begins to see reminders of and clues to her sister's disappearance everywhere. A look at how the world really feels with dementia. Show less

Maud's ongoing search for Elizabeth triggers an old and powerful memory of the unsolved disappearance of her own beloved sister. Maud begins to see remind...Show more Maud's ongoing search for Elizabeth triggers an old and powerful memory of the unsolved disappearance of her own beloved sister. Maud begins to see reminders of and clues to her sister's disappearance everywhere. A look at how the world really feels with dementia. Show less

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The Favorite Daughter

The Favorite Daughter

by Henry, Patti Callahan

Book - 2019

On her wedding day ten years ago, Lena Donohue experienced a betrayal so painful that she fled the small town of Watersend, South Carolina, and reinvented...Show more On her wedding day ten years ago, Lena Donohue experienced a betrayal so painful that she fled the small town of Watersend, South Carolina, and reinvented herself in New York City. Though now a freelance travel writer, the one place she rarely goes is home -- until she learns of her dad's failing health. Returning to Watersend means seeing the sister she has avoided for a decade and the brother who runs their family's Irish pub -- and who has borne the burden of his sister's rift. While Alzheimer's slowly steals their father's memories, the siblings rush to preserve his life in stories and photographs. As his secret past brings Lena's own childhood into focus, it sends her on a journey to discover the true meaning of home. Show less

On her wedding day ten years ago, Lena Donohue experienced a betrayal so painful that she fled the small town of Watersend, South Carolina, and reinvented...Show more On her wedding day ten years ago, Lena Donohue experienced a betrayal so painful that she fled the small town of Watersend, South Carolina, and reinvented herself in New York City. Though now a freelance travel writer, the one place she rarely goes is home -- until she learns of her dad's failing health. Returning to Watersend means seeing the sister she has avoided for a decade and the brother who runs their family's Irish pub -- and who has borne the burden of his sister's rift. While Alzheimer's slowly steals their father's memories, the siblings rush to preserve his life in stories and photographs. As his secret past brings Lena's own childhood into focus, it sends her on a journey to discover the true meaning of home. Show less

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Flee, Fly, Flown

Flee, Fly, Flown

by Hepburn, Janet

Book - 2013

When Lillian and Audrey hatch a plot to escape from Tranquil Meadows Nursing Home, 'borrow' a car, and spend their hastily planned vacation time driving t...Show more When Lillian and Audrey hatch a plot to escape from Tranquil Meadows Nursing Home, 'borrow' a car, and spend their hastily planned vacation time driving to destinations west, they aren't fully aware of the challenges they will face. Their trip is almost over before it begins, until they meet up with the unsuspecting Rayne, a young man also heading west in hope of reconciling with his family. As Lillian and Audrey try to take back the control that time and dementia has taken from them, Rayne realizes the truth of their situation. But it's too late - he has fallen under the spell of these two funny, brave women and is willing to be a part of their adventure, wherever it leads them. Show less

When Lillian and Audrey hatch a plot to escape from Tranquil Meadows Nursing Home, 'borrow' a car, and spend their hastily planned vacation time driving t...Show more When Lillian and Audrey hatch a plot to escape from Tranquil Meadows Nursing Home, 'borrow' a car, and spend their hastily planned vacation time driving to destinations west, they aren't fully aware of the challenges they will face. Their trip is almost over before it begins, until they meet up with the unsuspecting Rayne, a young man also heading west in hope of reconciling with his family. As Lillian and Audrey try to take back the control that time and dementia has taken from them, Rayne realizes the truth of their situation. But it's too late - he has fallen under the spell of these two funny, brave women and is willing to be a part of their adventure, wherever it leads them. Show less

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The Things We Keep

The Things We Keep

by Hepworth, Sally

Large Print - 2016

Anna Forster, in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease at only thirty-eight years old, knows that her family is doing what they believe to be best when ...Show more Anna Forster, in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease at only thirty-eight years old, knows that her family is doing what they believe to be best when they take her to Rosalind House, an assisted living facility. She also knows there's just one another resident her age, Luke. What she does not expect is the love that blossoms between her and Luke even as she resists her new life at Rosalind House. As her disease steals more and more of her memory, Anna fights to hold on to what she knows, including her relationship with Luke. When Eve Bennett is suddenly thrust into the role of single mother she finds herself putting her culinary training to use at Rosalind house. When she meets Anna and Luke she is moved by the bond the pair has forged. But when a tragic incident leads Anna's and Luke's families to separate them, Eve finds herself questioning what she is willing to risk to help them. Show less

Anna Forster, in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease at only thirty-eight years old, knows that her family is doing what they believe to be best when ...Show more Anna Forster, in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease at only thirty-eight years old, knows that her family is doing what they believe to be best when they take her to Rosalind House, an assisted living facility. She also knows there's just one another resident her age, Luke. What she does not expect is the love that blossoms between her and Luke even as she resists her new life at Rosalind House. As her disease steals more and more of her memory, Anna fights to hold on to what she knows, including her relationship with Luke. When Eve Bennett is suddenly thrust into the role of single mother she finds herself putting her culinary training to use at Rosalind house. When she meets Anna and Luke she is moved by the bond the pair has forged. But when a tragic incident leads Anna's and Luke's families to separate them, Eve finds herself questioning what she is willing to risk to help them. Show less

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Ten Thousand Joys & Ten Thousand Sorrows

Ten Thousand Joys & Ten Thousand Sorrows

A Couple's Journey Through Alzheimer's

by Hoblitzelle, Olivia Ames

Book - 2010

In this profound and courageous memoir, Olivia Ames Hoblitzelle describes how her husband's Alzheimer's diagnosis at the age of seventy-two challenged the...Show more In this profound and courageous memoir, Olivia Ames Hoblitzelle describes how her husband's Alzheimer's diagnosis at the age of seventy-two challenged them to live the spiritual teachings they had embraced during the course of their life together. When they first heard the diagnosis, Olivia and Hob's initial reaction was to cling desperately to the life they had had. But everything had changed, and they knew that the only answer was to greet this last phase of Hob's life consciously and lovingly. A wise and compassionate vision for maintaining hope and grace in the face of life's greatest challenges. Show less

In this profound and courageous memoir, Olivia Ames Hoblitzelle describes how her husband's Alzheimer's diagnosis at the age of seventy-two challenged the...Show more In this profound and courageous memoir, Olivia Ames Hoblitzelle describes how her husband's Alzheimer's diagnosis at the age of seventy-two challenged them to live the spiritual teachings they had embraced during the course of their life together. When they first heard the diagnosis, Olivia and Hob's initial reaction was to cling desperately to the life they had had. But everything had changed, and they knew that the only answer was to greet this last phase of Hob's life consciously and lovingly. A wise and compassionate vision for maintaining hope and grace in the face of life's greatest challenges. Show less

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A Love Story

by Hogan, Mary

Book - 2018

The story of a woman who retreats into a fantasy world on New York City's Upper West Side as she slowly loses her once whip-smart husband to dementia. The story of a woman who retreats into a fantasy world on New York City's Upper West Side as she slowly loses her once whip-smart husband to dementia. Show less

The story of a woman who retreats into a fantasy world on New York City's Upper West Side as she slowly loses her once whip-smart husband to dementia. The story of a woman who retreats into a fantasy world on New York City's Upper West Side as she slowly loses her once whip-smart husband to dementia. Show less

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What Happens When My Grandparent Has Alzheimer's Disease?

What Happens When My Grandparent Has Alzheimer's Disease?

by Honders, Christine

Book - 2020

Alzheimer’s disease affects the entire family as they watch a beloved family member go through progressive stages of cognitive decline. This is a book to ...Show more Alzheimer’s disease affects the entire family as they watch a beloved family member go through progressive stages of cognitive decline. This is a book to read with young children to help them understand Alzheimer’s disease and learn coping strategies. The age-appropriate text, photographs and sensitive approach to the topic supports understanding. Show less

Alzheimer’s disease affects the entire family as they watch a beloved family member go through progressive stages of cognitive decline. This is a book to ...Show more Alzheimer’s disease affects the entire family as they watch a beloved family member go through progressive stages of cognitive decline. This is a book to read with young children to help them understand Alzheimer’s disease and learn coping strategies. The age-appropriate text, photographs and sensitive approach to the topic supports understanding. Show less

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The Forgotten Guide to Happiness

The Forgotten Guide to Happiness

by Jenkins, Sophie

Book - 2018

Dementia is loosening Nancy's grip on the world. Can an unusual friendship rescue two women who don't realize they need to be saved? Dementia is loosening Nancy's grip on the world. Can an unusual friendship rescue two women who don't realize they need to be saved? Show less

Dementia is loosening Nancy's grip on the world. Can an unusual friendship rescue two women who don't realize they need to be saved? Dementia is loosening Nancy's grip on the world. Can an unusual friendship rescue two women who don't realize they need to be saved? Show less

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Mile-high Apple Pie

Mile-high Apple Pie

by Langston, Laura

Book - 2004

Grandma and Margaret spend a lot of time together. When Grandma has trouble recognizing the words in story books, Margaret helps her out. When she forgets...Show more Grandma and Margaret spend a lot of time together. When Grandma has trouble recognizing the words in story books, Margaret helps her out. When she forgets the name of her cat, Margaret reminds her. Together, they plant sweet peas, giggle, sing, take naps and pick apples for mile-high apple pie. Margaret's mother explains that Grandma's brain is all mixed up, that even if she can't remember Margaret's name, she still loves her. Show less

Grandma and Margaret spend a lot of time together. When Grandma has trouble recognizing the words in story books, Margaret helps her out. When she forgets...Show more Grandma and Margaret spend a lot of time together. When Grandma has trouble recognizing the words in story books, Margaret helps her out. When she forgets the name of her cat, Margaret reminds her. Together, they plant sweet peas, giggle, sing, take naps and pick apples for mile-high apple pie. Margaret's mother explains that Grandma's brain is all mixed up, that even if she can't remember Margaret's name, she still loves her. Show less

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Lost

Lost

by Lichtenstein, Alice

Book - 2010

On a cold January morning Susan leaves her husband alone for a few minutes and returns to find him gone. Suffering from dementia, no longer able to dress ...Show more On a cold January morning Susan leaves her husband alone for a few minutes and returns to find him gone. Suffering from dementia, no longer able to dress or feed or wash himself, he has wandered alone into a frigid landscape with no sense of home or direction. From the intersection of these three lives emerges an arresting portrait of the shifting terrain of marriage and the devastating effects of physical and psychological damage. Lost explores the lengths we will go to take care of someone, and the ways in which responsibility, love, and sorrow can bind people together. Show less

On a cold January morning Susan leaves her husband alone for a few minutes and returns to find him gone. Suffering from dementia, no longer able to dress ...Show more On a cold January morning Susan leaves her husband alone for a few minutes and returns to find him gone. Suffering from dementia, no longer able to dress or feed or wash himself, he has wandered alone into a frigid landscape with no sense of home or direction. From the intersection of these three lives emerges an arresting portrait of the shifting terrain of marriage and the devastating effects of physical and psychological damage. Lost explores the lengths we will go to take care of someone, and the ways in which responsibility, love, and sorrow can bind people together. Show less

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Somebody I Used to Know

Somebody I Used to Know

A Memoir

by Mitchell, Wendy

Book - 2018

A memoir describing her battles with early onset Alzheimer's, the management techniques she has developed to maintain her independence, and her efforts to make sense of her shifting world A memoir describing her battles with early onset Alzheimer's, the management techniques she has developed to maintain her independence, and her efforts to make sense of her shifting world Show less

A memoir describing her battles with early onset Alzheimer's, the management techniques she has developed to maintain her independence, and her efforts to make sense of her shifting world A memoir describing her battles with early onset Alzheimer's, the management techniques she has developed to maintain her independence, and her efforts to make sense of her shifting world Show less

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The Remember Balloons

The Remember Balloons

by Oliveros, Jessie

Book - 2018

James has a bunch of balloons, each of which holds a special memory, but as his grandfather ages and loses his own balloons, James discovers that he is gaining new ones. A beautiful illustration of how to support someone with memory loss. James has a bunch of balloons, each of which holds a special memory, but as his grandfather ages and loses his own balloons, James discovers that he is gaining new ones. A beautiful illustration of how to support someone with memory loss. Show less

James has a bunch of balloons, each of which holds a special memory, but as his grandfather ages and loses his own balloons, James discovers that he is gaining new ones. A beautiful illustration of how to support someone with memory loss. James has a bunch of balloons, each of which holds a special memory, but as his grandfather ages and loses his own balloons, James discovers that he is gaining new ones. A beautiful illustration of how to support someone with memory loss. Show less

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Jan's Story

Jan's Story

Love Lost to the Long Goodbye of Alzheimer's

by Petersen, Barry

Book - 2010

Jan Petersen was vibrant, active, healthy, and just 55 when she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Barry was not even slightly prepared for what happened to ...Show more Jan Petersen was vibrant, active, healthy, and just 55 when she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Barry was not even slightly prepared for what happened to her, and how it would impact his life when "forever" suddenly and terrifyingly has an expiration date. An intimate and courageously honest memoir about devastating loss, enduring love, and finding strength to carry on. Show less

Jan Petersen was vibrant, active, healthy, and just 55 when she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Barry was not even slightly prepared for what happened to ...Show more Jan Petersen was vibrant, active, healthy, and just 55 when she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Barry was not even slightly prepared for what happened to her, and how it would impact his life when "forever" suddenly and terrifyingly has an expiration date. An intimate and courageously honest memoir about devastating loss, enduring love, and finding strength to carry on. Show less

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Really and Truly

Really and Truly

by Rivard, Ⅽilie

Book - 2014

With tenderness, sensitivity, and humor, Really and Truly explores the effect that dementia has on a young boy named Charlie and his family. Charlie is ve...Show more With tenderness, sensitivity, and humor, Really and Truly explores the effect that dementia has on a young boy named Charlie and his family. Charlie is very close to his grandfather, who loves to tell fanciful stories about pirates, witches, and gnomes that amuse Charlie to no end. But lately, Charlie’s grandpa doesn’t have any new stories to tell- in fact, some days Grandpa doesn't even recognize Charlie. A disease has stolen grandpa’s memories, his appetite, and even his smile. Charlie wants so much to make his grandpa smile again that he comes up with a plan to tell him stories- the same ones that Grandpa used to tell Charlie to make him laugh! Without shying away from the inevitable heartache that comes from watching loved ones suffer, Really and Truly is a spirited book for young readers struggling to remain optimistic during troubling times. Show less

With tenderness, sensitivity, and humor, Really and Truly explores the effect that dementia has on a young boy named Charlie and his family. Charlie is ve...Show more With tenderness, sensitivity, and humor, Really and Truly explores the effect that dementia has on a young boy named Charlie and his family. Charlie is very close to his grandfather, who loves to tell fanciful stories about pirates, witches, and gnomes that amuse Charlie to no end. But lately, Charlie’s grandpa doesn’t have any new stories to tell- in fact, some days Grandpa doesn't even recognize Charlie. A disease has stolen grandpa’s memories, his appetite, and even his smile. Charlie wants so much to make his grandpa smile again that he comes up with a plan to tell him stories- the same ones that Grandpa used to tell Charlie to make him laugh! Without shying away from the inevitable heartache that comes from watching loved ones suffer, Really and Truly is a spirited book for young readers struggling to remain optimistic during troubling times. Show less

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Memory's Last Breath

Memory's Last Breath

Field Notes on My Dementia

by Saunders, Gerda

Book - 2017

. Before she was diagnosed with early-onset of dementia. Saunders had a success academic career and a vital family life. Her astonishingly candid and bru...Show more . Before she was diagnosed with early-onset of dementia. Saunders had a success academic career and a vital family life. Her astonishingly candid and brutally honest memoir uses her notes from her journal (Dementia Field Notes) to document her ever-worsening daily struggles. This is interspersed with her explorations of her early memories, the very essence of self and how dementia narrows and shrinks her sense of self. Show less

. Before she was diagnosed with early-onset of dementia. Saunders had a success academic career and a vital family life. Her astonishingly candid and bru...Show more . Before she was diagnosed with early-onset of dementia. Saunders had a success academic career and a vital family life. Her astonishingly candid and brutally honest memoir uses her notes from her journal (Dementia Field Notes) to document her ever-worsening daily struggles. This is interspersed with her explorations of her early memories, the very essence of self and how dementia narrows and shrinks her sense of self. Show less

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The Bird House

The Bird House

by Simmons, Kelly

Large Print - 2011

Interweaving diaries penned forty years apart, The Bird House blends the fierce voice of a woman struggling against dementia to bond with her only grandch...Show more Interweaving diaries penned forty years apart, The Bird House blends the fierce voice of a woman struggling against dementia to bond with her only grandchild, with her point of view as a young wife and mother. We witness the secrets of Ann Biddle's family through every lens: from the clarity of the rearview mirror, through the haze of Alzheimer's, and as a young housewife in 1960s suburbia grappling with illness, death, heartbreak and tragedy. Show less

Interweaving diaries penned forty years apart, The Bird House blends the fierce voice of a woman struggling against dementia to bond with her only grandch...Show more Interweaving diaries penned forty years apart, The Bird House blends the fierce voice of a woman struggling against dementia to bond with her only grandchild, with her point of view as a young wife and mother. We witness the secrets of Ann Biddle's family through every lens: from the clarity of the rearview mirror, through the haze of Alzheimer's, and as a young housewife in 1960s suburbia grappling with illness, death, heartbreak and tragedy. Show less

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Before I Forget

Before I Forget

Love, Hope, Help, and Acceptance in Our Fight Against Alzheimer's

by Smith, B.

Book - 2016

Working with Vanity Fair contributing editor Michael Shnayerson, B. and her husband, Dan, share B.'s unfolding story on dealing with early-onset Alzheimer...Show more Working with Vanity Fair contributing editor Michael Shnayerson, B. and her husband, Dan, share B.'s unfolding story on dealing with early-onset Alzheimer's. Crafted in short chapters that interweave their narrative with practical and helpful advice, readers learn in small bites about dealing with Alzheimer's disease's day-to-day challenges, the family tensions, and ways of coping, as well as gain tips on diet and exercise from a lifestyle maven using her decades of expertise in a new and unexpected way. Show less

Working with Vanity Fair contributing editor Michael Shnayerson, B. and her husband, Dan, share B.'s unfolding story on dealing with early-onset Alzheimer...Show more Working with Vanity Fair contributing editor Michael Shnayerson, B. and her husband, Dan, share B.'s unfolding story on dealing with early-onset Alzheimer's. Crafted in short chapters that interweave their narrative with practical and helpful advice, readers learn in small bites about dealing with Alzheimer's disease's day-to-day challenges, the family tensions, and ways of coping, as well as gain tips on diet and exercise from a lifestyle maven using her decades of expertise in a new and unexpected way. Show less

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