Dear Alzheimer's

A Diary of Living with Dementia

Keith Oliver (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

352 Seiten

2019
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-78592-503-0 (ISBN)

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Keith Oliver was diagnosed with young onset dementia in 2010, and has since become a leading activist for dementia care, and an international speaker. Telling his story through a diary format, this book gives an unparalleled insight into what day-to-day life with dementia is like, and how he continued to live a full life after diagnosis.

How to live a full and rewarding life after a dementia diagnosis.

Keith Oliver was diagnosed with young onset dementia at the age of 55. Unaware at the time that dementia could affect people of this age, Keith set out to increase public awareness of the condition and dispel the myths about the illness.

Using a unique diary format, this intimate and empowering memoir captures what everyday life with dementia is like, offering both a candid look at its struggles, and a profoundly moving account of Keith's journey to live a full life afterwards.

Keith Oliver was diagnosed with young onset dementia in 2010, and has since become a leading advocate and activist for dementia and is a national and international speaker. He is an Alzheimer's Society Ambassador and he was the first person with dementia to address the UN Committee on human rights and disability.

Erscheinungsdatum	10.04.2019
Zusatzinfo	12 b/w photographs
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	154 x 229 mm
Gewicht	433 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Briefe / Tagebücher
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Krankheiten / Heilverfahren
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-78592-503-2 / 1785925032
ISBN-13	978-1-78592-503-0 / 9781785925030
Zustand	Neuware