Dad's Not All There Any More (eBook)

A comic about dementia

Alex Demetris (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2015
32 Seiten
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-85701-250-0 (ISBN)

Infos

When Pete started hallucinating clowns in the corner his son knew something wasn't quite right. Here, Alex Demetris draws on his father's experience of Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) to shed light on the condition. Exploring both physical and mental changes, this comic shows how LBD symptoms affect people with the condition and their loved ones.

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"e;Louie what?"e;John's dad, Pete, was already diagnosed with Parkinson's disease when he began to have some very strange experiences, not least of which was the little red-haired girl who followed him around the house. Eventually diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), his hallucinations and other symptoms became more frequent and intense, and Pete moved into a care home.Based on his family's experience of his father's LBD, Alex Demetris' comic explores with tenderness and humour one of the most common yet often unheard of types of dementia; what it is, its symptoms, living in a care home and the impact on people living with the condition and their families.

Autor

Alex Demetris is an illustrator, cartoonist and maker of comics. He completed an MA in Illustration at Camberwell College of the Arts in 2012, which resulted in a comic based on his family's experience of coping with his father's dementia. Alex co-authored Grandma's Box of Memories: Helping Grandma to Remember (ISBN 9781849055178), also published by JKP. He lives in London, UK.

Inhalt

1. Present Day. 2. "Louie what?". 3. Physical Changes. 4. Hallucinations and Glimpse Forward. 5. Present Day.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.12.2015
• Zusatzinfo: Illustrated throughout
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 170 x 170 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Comic / Humor / Manga ► Comic
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Krankheiten / Heilverfahren
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie
• Schlagworte: care homes • dementia • Lewy body dementia
• ISBN-10: 0-85701-250-9 / 0857012509
• ISBN-13: 978-0-85701-250-0 / 9780857012500