Before I Forget: Love, Hope, Help, and Acceptance in Our Fight Against Alzheimer's

ISBN: 0553447122

Author: Smith, B.

Condition: New

A powerful portrait of Alzheimersmarked by strong emotions and often bleak honesty.-The Washington PostThe vulnerability, courage, and honesty in Before I Forget are heart-opening. Fear can be paralyzingyet B. and Dan beautifully demonstrate that there is a different way to approach this stealthy invader. Alzheimers needs to come out of the shadows, and this book is an important step.-Maria ShriverRestaurateur, magazine publisher, celebrity chef, and nationally known lifestyle maven, B. Smith is struggling at 66 with a tag she never expected to add to that string: Alzheimer's patient. Shes not alone. Every 67 seconds someone newly develops it, and millions of lives are affected by its aftershocks.B. and her husband, Dan, working with Vanity Fair contributing editor Michael Shnayerson, unstintingly share their unfolding story. Crafted in short chapters that interweave their narrative with practical and helpful advice, readers learn about dealing with Alzheimer's day-to-day challenges: the family realities and tensions, ways of coping, coming research that may tip the scale, as well as lessons learned along the way.At its heart, Before I Forget is a love story: illuminating a love of family, life, and hope.