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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Viking Pr
Publication date
May 31, 2007
Pages
260
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780670038596
ISBN-10
0670038598
Dimensions
0.75 by 6.25 by 9.50 in.
Weight
1 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$24.95
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Documents a journalist's work as a caregiver for Alzheimer's patients after the disease claimed her mother's life, a process during which she came to deeply respect and admire the contributions of a care facility's overworked, underpaid, and humor-possessing employees.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: One journalistâs rivetingâand surprisingly hopefulâin-the-trenches look at Alzheimerâs, the disease that claimed her motherâs life
Like many loved ones of Alzheimerâs sufferers, Lauren Kessler was devastated by the ravaging disease that seemed to turn her mother into another person before claiming her life altogether. To deal with the pain of her loss, and to better understand the confounding aspects of living with a disease that afflicts four and a half million people every year, Kessler enlisted as a caregiver at a facility she calls Maplewood. Life inside the facility is exhausting and humbling, a microenvironment built upon the intense relationships between two groups of marginalized people: the victims of Alzheimerâs and the underpaid, overworked employees who care for them. But what surprises Kessler more than the disability and backbreaking work is the grace, humor, and unexpected humanity that are alive and well at Maplewood.
Dancing with Rose is forceful and funny, clear-eyed and compelling. An intriguing narrative about the relationships and realities of end-of-life care, it stars an endearing cast of characters who give a human face to what has always been considered a dehumanizing condition. Illuminating and beautifully written, Kesslerâs immersion offers a new, optimistic view on what Alzheimerâs has to teach us.
Like many loved ones of Alzheimerâs sufferers, Lauren Kessler was devastated by the ravaging disease that seemed to turn her mother into another person before claiming her life altogether. To deal with the pain of her loss, and to better understand the confounding aspects of living with a disease that afflicts four and a half million people every year, Kessler enlisted as a caregiver at a facility she calls Maplewood. Life inside the facility is exhausting and humbling, a microenvironment built upon the intense relationships between two groups of marginalized people: the victims of Alzheimerâs and the underpaid, overworked employees who care for them. But what surprises Kessler more than the disability and backbreaking work is the grace, humor, and unexpected humanity that are alive and well at Maplewood.
Dancing with Rose is forceful and funny, clear-eyed and compelling. An intriguing narrative about the relationships and realities of end-of-life care, it stars an endearing cast of characters who give a human face to what has always been considered a dehumanizing condition. Illuminating and beautifully written, Kesslerâs immersion offers a new, optimistic view on what Alzheimerâs has to teach us.
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1 edition from Viking Pr (May 31, 2007)
9780670038596 | details & prices | 260 pages | 6.25 × 9.50 × 0.75 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $24.95
About: One journalist's surprisingly hopeful in-the-trenches look at Alzheimer's, the disease that claimed her mother's life.
About: One journalist's surprisingly hopeful in-the-trenches look at Alzheimer's, the disease that claimed her mother's life.
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