Achetez et telechargez ebook the last of his mind a year in the shadow of alzheimers english edition boutique kindle caregiving amazonfr. The last of his mind a year in the shadow of alzheimers john thorndike david l stanley university press audiobooks amazonfr livres. I expected the story of a man caring for his alzheimers afflicted father during his last year of life would be depressing but john thorndikes exquisitely written memoir serves as a guide for a journey most of us will likely travel both as caretaker and patient wisdom comes with a price in this sincere and sensitive book john thorndike shows us that even the most difficult circumstances . For a year in a house filled with file cabinets photos and letters john explored his fathers mind his parents divorce and his mothers secrets the last of his mind is the bittersweet account of a sons final year with his father and a candid portrait of an implacable disease. The last year of his life is as much about living and rememberances as it is about learning to cope with alzheimers and death it relates the sacrifice of a son who spends the last year of his fathers life with him in the family homestead and how he copes and finds peace with his father and himself there are many good lessons here for those with aging parents with or without the added burden of alzheimers and it is well worth the read