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Author Bryden, Christine, 1949-

Title Dancing with dementia : my story of living positively with dementia / Christine Bryden
Published London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley, 2005
London, United Kingdom : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2005
©2005

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 MELB  362.1968310092 Bryden Bry/Dwd  AVAILABLE
Description 200 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents A 'roller-coaster' journey since early 1998 -- 'Coming out' with dementia -- Let's talk about having dementia -- I know who I'll be when I die
Summary "Christine Bryden was a top civil servant and single mother of three children when she was diagnosed with dementia at the age of 46. Dancing with Dementia is a vivid account of her experiences of living with dementia, exploring the effects of memory problems, loss of independence, difficulties in communication and the exhaustion of coping with simple tasks. She describes how, with the support of her husband Paul, she continues to lead an active life nevertheless, and explains how professionals and carers can help." "This book is a thoughtful exploration of how dementia challenges our ideas of personal identity and of the process of self-discovery it can bring about."--BOOK JACKET
Notes Formerly CIP. Uk
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Subject Bryden, Christine, 1949- -- Mental health.
Bryden, Christine, 1949- author -- Mental health.
Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Biography.
Alzheimer's disease -- Patients.
Dementia -- Patients -- Biography.
Dementia -- Patients.
Alzheimer Disease.
Dementia.
Genre/Form Autobiographies.
LC no. 2004021146
ISBN 184310332X (paperback)