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Loading... The Last of His Mind: A Year in the Shadow of Alzheimer'sby John Thorndike
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. This is the first book written by one who has been the caregiver for a loved one diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease that I have read and finished. Others I've glanced through and returned to the library, but this one kept me engrossed to the end. Those who have not experienced caring for a parent with this dreadful disease may well react differently to this book. ( ) no reviews | add a review
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The bittersweet account of a son's final year with his Alzheimer's-stricken father, former Life magazine managing editor Joe Thorndike, and a candid portrait of an implacable disease. For this second edition, author John Thorndike has written a new introduction with updated statistics and important lessons. No library descriptions found. |
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