Bibliograph

Will I still be me?, finding a continuing sense of self in the lived experience of dementia, Christine Bryden

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Will I still be me?, finding a continuing sense of self in the lived experience of dementia, Christine Bryden

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Will I still be me?

Responsibility statement

Christine Bryden

Sub title

finding a continuing sense of self in the lived experience of dementia

Summary

What does a dementia diagnosis mean for an individual's sense of self? Christine Bryden shares her insider view on living with dementia and explains how a continuing sense of self is possible after diagnosis and as the condition develops. Encouraging a deeper understanding of how individuals live meaningfully with dementia, the book challenges the dominant story of people with dementia 'fading away' to eventually become an 'empty shell'. It explores what it means to be an embodied self with feelings and emotions, how individuals can relate to others despite cognitive changes and challenges to communications, and what this means for the inclusion of people with dementia in society

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