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ilia_'s review against another edition
4.0
It's hard to rate a non-fiction book. As someone who works in the dementia field I found this fascinating and uplifting
bloodybyssche's review
4.0
"We each have our own individual tactic for facing life with this disease, but when those around us disable us, it changes the way we go about our lives."
elledee95's review
5.0
An eye opening but also entertaining account of early onset dementia. Would recommend!
davidgilani's review
5.0
Given how likely it is that all of us will know someone close to us with dementia at some point in our lives, it seems bizarre that there aren't more books like this on the subject. What I love about Wendy Mitchell's approach to this book is how personal it is. The vast majority of learnings in the book felt most meaningful to me because they were about her own experiences. The ways in which the tastes and smells of food have changed for her - affecting appetite. The social situations that cause her the most anxiety. The way that she has been able to continue writing (two books!) with dementia. She does also do a great job of bringing in the experiences of others with dementia that she knows from her travels and work... and bringing in data from various academic studies, but it's the personal stories from the book that I think will stay with me the longest.
arwen_w's review
5.0
If you have anyone who has dementia in your life it is a must read/listen. She draws in her own experiences of being diagnosed with young onset dementia along with the experiences of her peers and research into perceptions of people who have dementia and into support for people living with dementia.
If you hold perspectives of dementia and what life is like as a person who has dementia it will likely challenge your preconceptions, it reflects on how she lives a positive life as a person with dementia and that each person has their reality, some live well, some don't.
She also reflects on the impact of language through the diagnostic process and how professionals and public use of language influence self perception and acceptance
If you are looking for sometime inciteful, warm and challenging I recommend this book.
If you hold perspectives of dementia and what life is like as a person who has dementia it will likely challenge your preconceptions, it reflects on how she lives a positive life as a person with dementia and that each person has their reality, some live well, some don't.
She also reflects on the impact of language through the diagnostic process and how professionals and public use of language influence self perception and acceptance
If you are looking for sometime inciteful, warm and challenging I recommend this book.