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A Silent Tsunami [electronic resource] : : Swimming Against the Tide of my Mother's Dementia

Anthea Rowan2024
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"A Silent Tsunami is a unique combination of memoir and medicine - Rowan forensically examines the development of her mother's illness and explores dementia in a frank but illuminating, lyrical and moving way.'By turns, warm, reflective, angry, but always moving... the perfect balance between scientific context and the mother-daughter narrative'Professor Craig Ritchie, University of St Andrews'Anthea captures so eloquently the tug of war between a daughter and her mother "who is being erased"'Manni Coe, author of the bestselling brother. do. you. love. me.Anthea Rowan writes about her mother's struggles of living with Dementia, while interpreting the science that surrounds this devestating illness. Grounded in personal observation, she casts an unflinching eye on the realities of living with a mother who has forgotten her daughter and a determination that her children will not face the same. There is hope here, too.As a portrayal of the relationships we share with our mothe...
Author:
Anthea Rowan, Author
Imprint:
"London;United Kingdom" : Bedford Square Publishers, 2024
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) ("336;1144148.0")
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781835010587
Language:
English
BRN:
529112
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