Dancing with Rose: Finding Life in the Land of Alzheimer's

Dancing with Rose: Finding Life in the Land of Alzheimer's

One journalistâ€™s rivetingâ€”and surprisingly hopefulâ€”in-the-trenches look at Alzheimerâ€™s, the disease that claimed her motherâ€™s life

Like many loved ones of Alzheimerâ€™s sufferers, Lauren Kessler was devastated by the ravaging disease that seemed to turn her mother into another person before claiming her life altogether. To deal with the pain of her loss, and to better understand the confounding aspects of living with a disease that afflicts four and a half million people every year, Kessler enlisted as a caregiver at a facility she calls Maplewood. Life inside the facility is exhausting and humbling, a microenvironment built upon the intense relationships between two groups of marginalized people: the victims of Alzheimerâ€™s and the underpaid, overworked employees who care for them. But what surprises Kessler more than the disability and backbreaking work is the grace, humor, and unexpected humanity that are alive and well at Maplewood.

Dancing with Rose is forceful and funny, clear-eyed and compelling. An intriguing narrative about the relationships and realities of end-of-life care, it stars an endearing cast of characters who give a human face to what has always been considered a dehumanizing condition. Illuminating and beautifully written, Kesslerâ€™s immersion offers a new, optimistic view on what Alzheimerâ€™s has to teach us.
Country USA
Manufacturer Viking Adult
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2007-05-31
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780670038596

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Viking Adult
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2007-05-31
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780670038596

Dancing with Rose: Finding Life in the Land of Alzheimer's

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