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1 online resource (200 pages) |
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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. Since then she has gone on to challenge almost every stereotype of people with dementia by campaigning for self-advocacy, writing articles and speaking at national conferences. This book is a vivid account of the author's 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 contin |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
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English |
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Print version record |
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Bryden, Christine, 1949- -- Mental health
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Bryden, Christine, 1949- |
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Bryden, Christine, 1949- fast |
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Dementia -- Patients -- Biography
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Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Biography
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Dementia
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Alzheimer Disease
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Geriatric Nursing.
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Coping With Old Age.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Alzheimer's & Dementia.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Social Scientists & Psychologists.
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Alzheimer's disease -- Patients
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Dementia -- Patients
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Mental health
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collective biographies.
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autobiographies (literary works)
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Autobiographies
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Biographies
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Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Autobiographies.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1846420954 |
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9781846420955 |
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1280262249 |
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9781280262241 |
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9786610262243 |
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6610262241 |
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