Living Daily with Dementia: 'It Wasn't Me'
- ISBN-10
- 1904244033
- ISBN-13
- 9781904244035
- Category
- Dementia
- Pages
- 124
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Author
- Shirley Ashman
Description
Shirley Ashman is no stranger to the emotional strain which is experienced by dementia patients and their carers, her own father fell victim to the disease and suffers from vascular dementia. His plight is documented from the first signs of his illness and Shirley has recorded his decline and the family's struggle to come to terms with this crippling disease. situation and aims to make others aware that they are not alone and that there is help and support available, both practical and spiritual.
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