terrimarshall's review against another edition

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4.0

This book was very informative in the way the author was brutally honest about the situations her family found themselves in with her mother, who had dementia, and their varied reactions to them. It was a good lesson for me that when a caregiver is in a position like that they don’t always have objectivity in making decisions and oftentimes discount the very real danger that can occur. I learned a lot and appreciate her honesty.

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4.0

Lovely, heartbreaking.

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4.25

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5.0

This one broke my heart and healed it at the same time. Kim's mother had primary progressive aphasia (PPA) - the language variant of frontotemporal degeneration (FTD.) My father has the behavioral variant. (bvFTD) I grew up loving Father of the Bride, so it was incredibly surreal reading about Kim going through a similar wild ride with her mother about the same time I was on my own journey with my father: a painful path to diagnosis, lack of awareness and understanding, and impossible care decisions that attempt to honor both the dignity and safety of all involved. It is difficult to put into words the painful ache of grieving someone who is still alive, but Kim does it beautifully. She says she wrote this memoir in hopes that it would help someone else. Well, it definitely helped me: reminded me I'm not alone and gave me a resource to recommend to friends and family who want to better understand what a journey with FTD entails. Just knowing a book like this exists is a comfort! I will definitely be revisiting it as my own family's FTD journey continues.

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5.0

cominupshort's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

4.25

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4.0

karareadsbooks's review against another edition

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5.0

Beautifully raw. Overwhelmingly tragic. Incredibly honest. I have long been a fan of Kimberly Williams-Paisley and in this book she shares with compassionate vulnerability the challenge and joys of loving someone with dementia. A lovely and heart-wrenching book.

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5.0

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challenging emotional funny informative slow-paced

4.0