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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 362.1968310092
EAN num: 9780870744389
ISBN number: 0870744380
Label: Southern Methodist University Press
Manufacturer: Southern Methodist University Press
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 97
Printing Date: 1998-11
Publishing house: Southern Methodist University Press
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Studio: Southern Methodist University Press
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In 1985 Cary Henderson, a history professor at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, learned that he had Alzheimer's disease. As the disease progressed, Henderson was forced to leave teaching. Frustrated by his failing memory and his physical inability to write, he began to use a tape recorder as a creative outlet. The recorder became his confidant and his means for reaching out to communicate not only with his family but also with others afflicted with the disease, in describing his narrowing world -- the horror of being lost in his own home. the burden he felt he was becoming to his family, the inability to connect his thoughts -- Cary hoped to help other Alzheimer's patients and their caregivers cope with and understand the disease. Cary made countless hours of tapes, which his daughter, Jackie Henderson Main; his wife, Ruth; and award-winning Washington Post photographer Nancy Andrews edited. Andrews's compelling photographs of Cary and his family were made during the long editing process. The book opens with Ruth Henderson's moving introduction and concludes with an afterword by Sarah Vann Wyne, Clinical Trials Coordinator, Neurological Disorders Clinic, Duke University Medical Center.
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I love this book. It takes a difficult subject and humanizes it. One can now imagine and maybe understand a little what is happening inside an alzheimer patient's brain. This understanding has made difficult behavior easier to tolerate and in some cases prevent. Every care giver should read this book, and every family member.
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This book is extraordinary if I do say so myself! Cary Henderson is my grandfather. He was diagnosed with AD soon after I was born. I have no memory of him not having it. It has gotten so bad no that a I feel like he is living, but not really here all the way. He is holding on, though. The pictures taken by Nancy Andrews are artistic and creative-wonderfully displayed. My grandma and aunt have put so much work and time in this book and it has really paid off. I am proud of them and think it's great that people can put themselves in someone's shoes that has AD. This book is interesting and will keep your attention until it's over. I reccomend this book to anyone.
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This book gave me some small insight into what my grandmother, who has alzheimers, must be going through. From the description of why he's afraid of the dark to the small joys of daily life and unquestioning company of his dog, Smith-Henderson has given a treasure to those of us baffled by this disease. My aunt is now using the book for a project in medical school, and I am encouraging my family to read it, so they might also have an idea of what people with alzheimer's face daily.
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I have worked in nursing homes with Alzheimer's patients and received excellent staff training in relating to these people. But nothing equals the insights into the feelings so powerfully shared by Mr. Henderson. I'm giving it to a friend whose spouse has just been diagnosed and will recommend it to professionals still in the caregiving field.
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As the spouse of a man with this horrendous disease, I was very moved by this excellent journal of text and photos which allows one to "see it from the other side" as much as possible. In some moments of clarity for him, I shared excerpts of the book with my husband. His reaction was "he sure knows". Having ordered a copy for everyone in our family, perhaps I helped create the current back order situation! Kudos and thank you to all involved in the process of this book.
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