An Iceberg in Paradise
Excelsior Editions (Verlag)
978-1-4384-5544-0 (ISBN)
In this evocative memoir, Nancy Avery Dafoe shares the heart-wrenching experience of caring for her ailing mother as she struggled, and ultimately lost her battle, with Alzheimer's disease. Weaving poetry throughout, Dafoe tells her family's story in the hope of helping those who are navigating the murky waters of Alzheimer's. She presents different approaches and practical advice for dealing with the difficult life transition that occurs when parents become ill. At its center, An Iceberg in Paradise is not only a tribute to love in the face of loss but also an exploration of memory, our human connections, and holding on until there is nothing left to hold.
Nancy Avery Dafoe is a writer and English educator. She is the author of Breaking Open the Box: A Guide for Creative Techniques to Improve Academic Writing and Generate Critical Thinking and Writing Creatively: A Guided Journal to Using Literary Devices. She lives in Homer, New York.
List of Illustrations
Foreword by Ralph Hesse
Acknowledgments
A Note on the Title
Introduction: After the Fall
1. Uncertainty
2. Why Now? Why My Family?
3. Secrets
4. Mistaken Identities
5. Early Signs and Symptoms
6. You Look Like Your Mother
7. There’s a Tornado in My Head
8. Helping the Doctor
9. Icebergs in Paradise
10. Managing at Home
11. What Would She Have Chosen?
12. Did You See The Notebook?
13. What Not to Say
14. Managing in a Nursing Home or Assisted Living Facility
15. Collecting Memories
16. Her Legacy
17. Shadows
Appendix A: Turning to the Web
Appendix B: Texts on the Subject
Index of Poems
Notes
About the Author
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.4.2015 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Excelsior Editions |
| Zusatzinfo | Total Illustrations: 5 |
| Verlagsort | Albany, NY |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 227 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Krankheiten / Heilverfahren | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Trennung / Trauer | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4384-5544-5 / 1438455445 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4384-5544-0 / 9781438455440 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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