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A Rare View into the Unknown Realms of Alzheimer's Disease
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Often portrayed as a "living
death," Alzheimer's disease is a growing concern for America's
aging population. The fear of an Alzheimer's diagnosis is outstripping
that of cancer among baby boomers. This mind-robbing disease
demonstrates the truth of the maxim "we fear that which
we do not understand." But a new book helps to put some
of that fear to rest. Speaking
Our Minds: What It's Like to Have Alzheimer's, Revised Edition,
helps to demystify this poorly understood disease by providing
invaluable insight into the lives, hearts, and minds of the
very people who are most affected - those who have it.
Drawing upon her vast knowledge from dealing with individuals
with Alzheimer's and their families for nearly 20 years, dementia
expert Lisa Snyder presents intimate interviews she conducted
with diverse individuals with the disease. Through their own
words and circumstances, and Snyder's sensitive commentary,
revealing pictures emerge of the lives of people with dementia.
What do they want? What do they fear? In what ways do they cope?
How can others help?
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