Remembering the Music, Forgetting the Words: Travels with Mom in the Land of Dementia
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (624 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0807003190 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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Incorporating her life-long passion as a flutist, Whouley’s tone and reflection of music in every aspect of the journey fills the book with hope and, yes, joy. “In her often humorous and always compassionate memoir, Whouley hopes to transform how people relate to a loved one with Alzheimer's disease."—USA Today“A lovely, honest account of her mother’s decline into Alzheimer’s disease.”—The Boston Globe“Whouley’s poignant, perceptive story of remembrance may not make the word 'Alzheimer’s' any easier to hear, but her book off
It really gave me an insight into what was going Barbara Koran It really gave me an insight into what was going to happen as my family member went deeper into the disease of Alzheimer's.. "A Journey Through Alzheimers From a Daughters Perspective" according to Pamela V. Remembering the Music, Forgetting the Words, by Kate Whouley, is a daughters story of her experiences dealing with her mothers organic brain syndrome, aka Alzheimers disease. Kate, the only child of vibrant drama-teacher Anne, was faced with making decisions about her mothers care when the common symptoms of dementia began manifesting themselves : inadequate attention to personal hygiene, nourishment and attention to household maintenance.Interspersed with details of the authors life as an author and flutist, the book kept me interested from beginning to end. I am a nurse in a rehab facility and work with dementia patients d. Insightful I loved this book and read it in just 2Insightful Becs I loved this book and read it in just 24 hours.The book opens with the author at age 45 preparing a launch party for her first book. She draws parallels to a wedding, wondering if her mother wishes that she was married and providing grandchildren. This is mentioned to good effect several times in the book, always light-heartedly, though perhaps with a tinge of regret. At this book-signing she and her mother are unaware that her mother will soon be diagnosed with dementia.The author provides a delightful picture of her mother's many accomplishments as a teacher and drama coach, and explains how she felt about this as a child . hours.The book opens with the author at age Insightful Becs I loved this book and read it in just 24 hours.The book opens with the author at age 45 preparing a launch party for her first book. She draws parallels to a wedding, wondering if her mother wishes that she was married and providing grandchildren. This is mentioned to good effect several times in the book, always light-heartedly, though perhaps with a tinge of regret. At this book-signing she and her mother are unaware that her mother will soon be diagnosed with dementia.The author provides a delightful picture of her mother's many accomplishments as a teacher and drama coach, and explains how she felt about this as a child . 5 preparing a launch party for her first book. She draws parallels to a wedding, wondering if her mother wishes that she was married and providing grandchildren. This is mentioned to good effect several times in the book, always light-heartedly, though perhaps with a tinge of regret. At this book-signing she and her mother are unaware that her mother will soon be diagnosed with dementia.The author provides a delightful picture of her mother's many accomplishments as a teacher and drama coach, and explains how she felt about this as a child
Whouley’s personal essays have appeared in the Cape Cod Times, Boston Globe, and the book-industry online journal Shelf Awareness. . Kate Whouley lives on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, where she is the founder and owner of Books in Common, an independent book-industry consulting company. Her first book, Cottage for Sale, Must Be Moved, was a Book Sense Book-of-the-Year nominee
Shuddering under the weight of accumulating bills and her mother’s frustrating, circular arguments, Kate realizes she must push past difficult family history to find compassion, empathy, and good humor.When the memories, the names, and then the words begin to fade, it is the music that matters most to Kate’s mother. In Remembering the Music,Forgetting the Words, Kate Whouleystrips away the romantic veneer of mother-daughter love to bare the toothed and tough reality of caring for a parent who is slowly losing her mind. But as her memory falters, so does her housekeeping. Holding hands after a concert, a flute case slung over Kate’s shoulder, and a shared joke between them, their relationship is healed—even in the face of a d