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THE VANISHING MIND OF RUTH SWERDLOFF
IN HER OWN WORDS:
AN ALZHEIMER'S SUFFERER'S JOURNAL
MARTHA CHEVES
AUTHOR/REVIEWER
By: Fran Lewis
ASIN: B00UCEK2KM
Publisher: Fideli Publishing Inc.
Publication Date: March 5, 2015
Pages: 137
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How do you say goodbye when you are still here? How do you say goodbye
before your thoughts, desires, and wishes disappear from your mind? What
happens when all that's left of you is a human shell? Everyone invites guests to
their homes for dinner, or just to talk. But, some guests overstay their welcome
and others are just plain annoying. Uninvited guests can be escorted out and
asked to leave, hopefully never to return. One uninvited guest made its way
into my mother's mind and refused to leave.
BUY
I've known people who have family members that have literally lost their
minds. Or better yet, lost everything stored within their minds. They forget
where they are, where they are going, who they are and who the strangers that
keep showing up might be. They forget to eat or can't remember if they did
eat. They forget the names of their favorite food and even their own children.
As the days go by they lose more and more of what took years to fill their
minds. Eventually that full mind is empty and hollow. What causes this?
You've probably already answered that question with that terrible disease
called Alzheimer’s.
I've personally never been exposed to Alzheimer’s but after reading The
Vanishing Mind I feel that has changed. The way the Author combined the
experience as a caregivers/family member and the journals written by her
mother when her mind was still there enough to write, you can't help but feel
as if you're a part of the family or at least a close friend. The insight I found
through this book has me watching my own loved ones more closely with the
possible chance that they may show some of these signs. I'm also watching
myself too.
FRAN LEWIS
Author Fran Lewis goes one step further in helping those who are faced with
this dreadful disease. She has included tips for the caregivers stressing on
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