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Finding Life in the Land of Alzheimer's: One Daughter's Hopeful Story | 
| Author: Lauren Kessler
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  34 reviews
Sales Rank: 125196
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.3 x 0.6
ISBN: 0143113682
Dewey Decimal Number: 305
EAN: 9780143113683
ASIN: 0143113682
Publication Date: May 27, 2008
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Product Description
Previously published in HC as Dancing With Rose
One journalists rivetingand surprisingly hopeful in-the-trenches view of Alzheimers
Nearly five million people in the United States are living with Alzheimers. Like many children of Alzheimers sufferers, Lauren Kessler, an accomplished journalist, was devastated by the disease that seemed to erase her mothers identity even before claiming her life. But suppose people with Alzheimers are not slates wiped blank. Suppose they experience friendship and loss, romance and jealousy, joy and sorrow? To better understand this debilitating condition, Kessler enlists as a bottom-of-the-rung caregiver at an Alzheimers facility and learns lessons that challenge what we think we know about the disease. A compelling, clear-eyed, and emotionally resonant narrative, Finding Life in the Land of Alzheimers offers a new optimistic look at what the disease can teach us and a much-needed tonic for those faced with providing care for someone they love.
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Perfect pitch July 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This author took a job as a caregiver in an Alzheimer's facility with the idea of working through her relationship with her mother, who suffered with the disease, and writing a memoir that would help others understand people with the disease and the system caring for them. As a psychologist and daughter of a man with Alzheimer's, I would say she did a wonderful job with both.
If you have elderly parents or are getting older (and who are we kidding, aren't we all?), this is must-read. A touching, heartbreaking look into the world of dementia care facilities and a wake-up call for all of us about our futures as we age.
A Reading Must! June 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a must-read for any caregiver. You will laugh and cry so many times!
The other side of the coin May 27, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is an awesome book!!!! I am a nurse who works with these patients every day. It has really opened my eyes to hear the story told by a nurse aid and get the feeling for what they go through every day.
A must-read for anyone who has a loved one with Alzheimers! April 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Kessler, in her very honest way, comes through with great transparency as she journals while coming to grips with the death of her mother.
I have watched as my mother-in-law and now my own mother succumb to this disease. After being in denial myself for so long with my mother, it is so refreshing to read about Kessler's same journey.
This book has proven to be very therapeutic for me. Kessler is a very talented writer.
A must! April 14, 2008
Kessler's book provides so much insight into the world of dementia that it should be read by anyone who has a friend/relative with it. I'd also recommend it to anyone working with Alzheimer's patients. (Although her portrayal or workers in Alzheimer's facilities is not always positive.)
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