The Little Girl In The Radiator: A Personal Study Of Alzheimer'S Disease - Couverture souple

Slevin, Martin

 
9781452047867: The Little Girl In The Radiator: A Personal Study Of Alzheimer'S Disease
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1452047863 ISBN 13 : 9781452047867
Editeur : AuthorHouse, 2010

Synopsis

The story of one man's attempt to understand Alzheimer's disease as its progression slowly changed the personality of his mother. This is the hillariously funny, and often heart-breakingly sad story of a family's fight against dementia. A tale of love, joy, humanity and despair that will make you want to laugh and cry at the same time. This true story is full of wonderful characters, the Whistling Woman, who never said a word, Captain John, who thought he lived on a boat, the little man in the red bandana who had just had his brain cleaned, the Irish Band that lived in the house, and of course, the Little Girl in the Radiator, whose special secret was the key to the whole mystery. Over 25 million people in the world have dementia, and if each one has only three other family members who try to take care of them, then over 100 million people are directly or indirectly affected by a disease no-one fully understands. This book is for anyone who has an elderly relative.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The story of one man's attempt to understand Alzheimer's disease as its progression slowly changed the personality of his mother. This is the hillariously funny, and often heart-breakingly sad story of a family's fight against dementia. A tale of love, joy, humanity and despair that will make you want to laugh and cry at the same time. This true story is full of wonderful characters, the Whistling Woman, who never said a word, Captain John, who thought he lived on a boat, the little man in the red bandana who had just had his brain cleaned, the Irish Band that lived in the house, and of course, the Little Girl in the Radiator, whose special secret was the key to the whole mystery. Over 25 million people in the world have dementia, and if each one has only three other family members who try to take care of them, then over 100 million people are directly or indirectly affected by a disease no-one fully understands. This book is for anyone who has an elderly relative.

Revue de presse

'Deeply loving yet wryly comic... The most moving portrait of this cruel disease you'll ever read.' --Daily Mail

'This is not just another isn't dementia awful moan. It is a very honest and clear account of five years of a son looking after his mother - at home, in care homes and hospitals.... Slevin is a great raconteur, and the book is a page-turner. Many of the pages made me laugh out loud... A marvellous read.' -- Dementia Positive

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Éditeur
AuthorHouse
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1452047863
ISBN 13 
9781452047867
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
336
Coordonnées du fabricant
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