so-soWendy was, without a doubt, an extraordinary individual with many outstanding qualities. Her strength of personality coupled with her incredible drive, determination, and positivity in the face of what for lesser mortals would've been a devastating diagnosis is inspiring and humbling.
However, I was not in the right place for this...perhaps no more medical memoirs for me for a while...
I'm sure others would find this a source of hope.
pickWhile researching books about #alzheimers and #senility on Litsy, I found this title. I did not care for the reader of this audio book, she sounded high falutin to me (probably because I'm low maintenance West Coast 🇺🇸). But the book hit the spot. It had more to do with Patti's grief given the circumstances of her father's disease and her parents' lack of affection which I can relate to.
pickThis book was a reminder of why I love StoryGraph‘s reading challenges so much. I never would have discovered such a lovely story without #52bookclub25‘s bonus prompt: set in New Zealand. It‘s a mystery that will break your heart to pieces. The author did a fantastic job of bringing the struggles of caring for someone with Alzheimer‘s to the page. I couldn‘t put this book down.
The audiobook was great. She brought Emily‘s emotions to life.
pickAlice is a brilliant Harvard Professor, wife and mother that has to face life with early onset Alzheimer diseased when she's diagnosed at only fifty years old. Alice's curse is the reader's blessing, there's no rush to move through the pages, to know what happens next, because sadly Alzheimer doesn't have a cure, doesn't have hope, you just have to enjoy every minute of consciousness until the darkness arrives. ⬇️
Faces of Alzheimer‘s and those that love them.
Sometimes you laugh with them, sometimes you cry for them. Most of all and most importantly, you love them through it.
pickThis book gave me hope; I saw it on the library shelf and knew it was different from everything else I‘ve read about the disease. I felt it so important, I got my own copy and have saved the ReCODE website; I have shared the information with others. We know there are many contributing factors to Alzheimer‘s—but what if there was a way to hit back against every one of them? Amyloid forms in the brain but the brain isn‘t trying to attack⬇️
Certains diront qu‘il faut joindre l‘utile à l‘agréable, mais pourquoi ne pas joindre l‘agréable à l‘agréable… Parce qu‘ils ne sont pas toujours compatibles. Impossible malgré tout de laisser tomber cette magnifique brique bleue, qui éclipse la musique d‘ambiance, les mouvements périphériques des grimpeurs et les conversations parfois loufoques des autres usagers du centre.
Hi everyone👋I‘m still around, still breathing, just in the worst book slump of my life & honestly, a little bit of depression too. But I‘m fighting back & going to try and force a few chapters a day to get my book brain back into gear. Books are still coming in so if I don‘t try and read some soon, I‘ll either die under a book avalanche or the hubby will throttle me! So hopefully, I‘ll be around a bit more!🤞🤞🤞(my grandbubba jumping puddles👆)
pickMany thanks to @bthegood for passing this book along to me. A simple and poignant story of an 80 year old dying of cancer hitting the road with her husband who has dementia. The wit and snark of Ella was perfect and her care alongside her occasional anger toward her husband felt spot on. Being older myself I could empathize with her review of her life. Happy to pass this book along to anyone, as it too is a traveler.
