No way out of this : loving a partner with Alzheimer's / Sue Fagalde Lick.
"No Way Out of This is not the kind of Alzheimer's memoir where you read about a noble, self-sacrificing wife who gives up everything to take care of her husband. We see such spouses in books and movies--but they're not telling the whole story. Nobody's that good. Certainly Sue Lick isn't. Sue's much-older husband, Fred, is a forgetful man. She's always found that charming. But when his absentmindedness worsens into full-blown dementia, she suddenly finds herself dealing with his illness alone. Struggling to care for Fred and manage their two loveable but incorrigible dogs and still find time to write and play music, Sue constantly faces impossible choices. Tell people about his illness? Let him drive? Put him in an institution? Treat his medical problems, or let him go? Every decision feels wrong--but in the end, their love carries them through it all."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781647426866
- ISBN: 1647426863
- Physical Description: 295 pages : portrait ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Berkeley, CA : She Writes Press, 2024.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-291). |
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Subject: | Lick, Sue Fagalde > Family. Alzheimer's disease > Patients > Biography. Family > Biography. |
Genre: | Biographies. Autobiographies. |
Topic Heading: | Oregon authors. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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Baker County Library | 616.83110092 .L711n 2024 (Text) | 37814003703924 | NON-FICTION - NEW | On holds shelf | - |
Summary:
"No Way Out of This is not the kind of Alzheimer's memoir where you read about a noble, self-sacrificing wife who gives up everything to take care of her husband. We see such spouses in books and movies--but they're not telling the whole story. Nobody's that good. Certainly Sue Lick isn't. Sue's much-older husband, Fred, is a forgetful man. She's always found that charming. But when his absentmindedness worsens into full-blown dementia, she suddenly finds herself dealing with his illness alone. Struggling to care for Fred and manage their two loveable but incorrigible dogs and still find time to write and play music, Sue constantly faces impossible choices. Tell people about his illness? Let him drive? Put him in an institution? Treat his medical problems, or let him go? Every decision feels wrong--but in the end, their love carries them through it all."--