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Dragon Grip

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Dragon Grip amazed me. It is a very educational book concerning the Early Onset of Alzheimer's disease. I never knew there were two types of Alzheimer's disease and one that could destroy someone so young.

The author very methodically, and passionately, describes the painful stages of this very fast and progressive disease that "gripped" her husband and destroyed his great mind. She painfully explains the impact on the family and her as the caregiver.

The author's day to day account of this devastating disease is priceless. It provides a wealth of information to other caregivers and offers them support in dealing with their loved ones.

I wholeheartedly recommend this book to everyone, even if they are not impacted by this dreadful disease, because the book will help people learn how to deal with any tragedy. I admire the author's ability to write such a well written and valuable book.

Dragon Grip drew me in to the day-to-day awfulness, dilemmas, and humor not found in other books nor discussed by most spouses or caregivers who endure the fast progressing mental and physical decline of a young 50-something person. The author balances how the disease affected her husband with how the results of his disease impacted her and their children.

This book is a must read for any age that has a connection with someone with Alzheimer's disease. The author contrasts the similarities and the differences between Alzheimer's that affects elderly usually over 65 and Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease: those of lost income and retirement funding, impact on sub-adult children still at home or in college, and the caregiver's loss of companionship and social sphere.

As the long distance caregiver to my mother who had Alzheimer's and a subsequent career change to working with the elderly, including those with this disease, I am in awe of the author's resilience and ability to chronicle this devastating disease while she and the family were living it.