Who will I be when I die?, Christine Bryden ; foreword by Elizabeth MacKinlay
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Who will I be when I die?, Christine Bryden ; foreword by Elizabeth MacKinlay
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references: p. 172
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autobiography
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no index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Who will I be when I die?
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Responsibility statement
Christine Bryden ; foreword by Elizabeth MacKinlay
Summary
The author was 46 when she was diagnosed with dementia. This book recounts the emotional and spiritual rollercoaster she found herself on immediately afterwards. It provides insights into how it feels to gradually lose the ability to undertake tasks most of us take for granted
Table of contents
Machine generated contents note: The diagnosis -- ch. 1 I'm too young! -- ch. 2 The first signs -- ch. 3 The second opinion -- Who will I be when I die? -- ch. 4 At least you can't die from it! --- wrong! -- ch. 5 You look so well! --- if only I had cancer! -- ch. 6 A terminal illness --- so why are we ashamed of it? -- What's it like, having Alzheimer's? -- ch. 7 Clinging to a precipice with my fingernails -- ch. 8 From super-memory' to losing the plot -- ch. 9 A confusion of sight and sound -- ch. 10 A jumble of words -- ch. 11 Life's essentials -- An adventure into the unknown -- ch. 12 Trying to be prepared -- ch. 13 My car's an alien spaceship! - and other oddities -- ch. 14 From super-mum' to dependent mum -- ch. 15 A scary road ahead? -- Where to now? -- ch. 16 Our fifteen minutes of fame -- ch. 17 Do I really believe in healing? -- A postscript - A God of surprises! -- ch. 18 I'm getting better! -- ch. 19 A miracle cure'? -- Thank God God's in charge! --
Target audience
adult
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