Alzheimer's: The Last Childhood [Paperback]

Carrie Knowles (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1997

Alzheimer's: The Last Childhood is about how it feels for the family members to live through the devastating development of Alzheimer's.

The book weaves first hand experience with up-to-date research to help families cope. It was written to help families understand that they are not alone in their struggles and that there are no "ten easy things" they can do to make the disease go away.

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About the Author

Carrie Knowles is an award winning author. Her work has appeared widely in journals and newspapers across the country. In 1998 she won Glimmer Train's Very Short Fiction.

In addition to writing, Carrie travels around the country speaking to family members about Alsheimer's. She lives in Raleigh, North Carolina with her husband and three children.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Research Triangle Pub (March 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1884570674
• ISBN-13: 978-1884570674
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,189,141 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Insightful look into the world of Alzheimer's disease, April 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Alzheimer's: The Last Childhood (Paperback)

This was an emotionally challenging book for me to read. I also have a parent experiencing Alzheimer's disease.

If you are in denial that your loved one will ever get to the stage the author describes, then you might not think this book will be relevant to you. Although each Alzheimer's/dementia case is unique, there are still many similarities. Numerous times I found myself identifying with the various scenarios.

The author accomplishes the goals set in her prologue: to help you, the reader, make sense of your struggles; to assure you that you are not alone in this nightmare; and to help you see that you have not failed your loved one.

A refreshing change from clinical books on the subject, I feel it increased my knowledge and awareness of the disease. It also deepened my compassion for all who anguish over caring for someone with this disease.