Somebody Stole My Iron A Family Memoir of Dementia [Tapia, Vicki] on Xulnaz.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Somebody Stole My Iron
Navigating the waters of dementia can be frightening, unleashing a myriad of emotions for everyone involved. After Vicki Tapia’s mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, followed closely by her father with Parkinson’s disease-related dementia, she struggled to find practical, helpful information to light her way. Somebody Stole My Iron began as a diary to help her cope, but emerged as a road map for others. It offers a glimpse into her family’s life as they rode the waves of dementia, sometimes sailing, other times capsizing. This engaging memoir offers useful information from experts within the field of Alzheimer’s research, personal lessons the author learned along the way, and ideas and tips for managing the day-to-day ups and downs of dementia.
“Vicki Tapia’s diary of the decline of her parents’ lives due to Alzheimer’s is a harrowing account of the gradual disintegration and ending of two lives in advanced age. It is also a daughter’s loving memoir, a painstaking tale of the progression of dementia, with its sad, funny, mysterious, baffling, infuriating and frustrating series of incidents. At the end of each chapter Tapia summarizes what she has learned from her experience and how, with hindsight, it could have been improved, providing an excellent practical guide for the reader. This book is both a spellbinding modern tale and an invaluable resource.”
-Valerie Hemingway, author, Running With the Bulls, My Life With the Hemingways
Product details
- Paperback: 344 pages
- Publisher: Praeclarus Press (January 17, 2014)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1939807077
- ISBN-13: 978-1939807076
- Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.8 x 9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
- Customer Reviews: 74 customer reviews
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #660,030 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #570 in Aging Parents (Books)
- #168 in Aging Medical Conditions & Diseases
- #529 in Alzheimer’s
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