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Somebody I Used to Know: A Richard and Judy Book Club Pick 2019 by Wendy Mitchell (Hardcover, 2018)
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When Wendy Mitchell was diagnosed with young-onset dementia at the age of fifty-eight, she had to say goodbye to the woman she once was. Her career in the NHS, her ability to drive, cook and run - the various shades of her independence - were suddenly gone. Yet Wendy was determined not to give in. Four years after the diagnosis she lives independently, travelling across the country to give talks, take part in research and do whatever she can to change a society that still views dementia as a death sentence. She is propelled by a need to live in the moment, never knowing which version of herself might surface tomorrow. In this phenomenal memoir - the first of its kind - Wendy grapples with questions most of us have never had to consider. What do you value when loss of memory reframes what you have, how you've lived and what you stand to lose? What happens when you can no longer recognise your own daughters, or even, on the foggiest of days, yourself? Philosophical, intensely personal and ultimately hopeful, Somebody I Used to Know gets to the very heart of what it means to be human. It is both a heartrending tribute to the woman Wendy used to be, and a brave affirmation of the woman dementia has seen her become.Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-139781408893364
eBay Product ID (ePID)28046506649
Product Key Features
Book TitleSomebody I Used to Know: a Richard and Judy Book Club Pick 2019
AuthorWendy Mitchell
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicMedicine, Memorials
Publication Year2018
TypeTextbook
Number of Pages320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height216mm
Item Width135mm
Item Weight454g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorWendy Mitchell
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 01 Aug, 2019
Very beneficial to families caring for someone with Alzheimers/Dementia
The book is enlightening and helpful into anybody caring for someone with dementia. The aforethought that the sufferer with Alzheimers has, is amazing and so far we have used some of the ideas to help with our mum. Such understanding into her condition has helped us and in some way relieved our anxiety. Some of the ideas have already proved beneficial for us as a family, and wish we had known about the book earlier. It is very good value, and the content compelling especially to those closely associated with this disease. It was recommended to us by a professional carer who also uses some of the ideas in the book to help her understand her patients.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 13 Jun, 2023
A personal view of having dementia
'Somebody I used to know' is a personal view of having dementia. My husband has dementia, I am doing a course run by Dignity in Dementia to help me to understand what he is feeling and help him as best I can. The course is really good and this book and the follow up were mentioned as being very helpful. I started reading it a few days ago, it is very well written and very readable. We were shown a video clip of Wendy Mitchell, she is an astonishing woman and coping incredibly well with the situation she has found herself in. I wish her well.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 19 Jul, 2018
'Somebody I used to know' is poignant but positive
poignant but positive and a very helpful book to those who care about those with Alzheimer's/dementia, and to anyone who has been diagnosed with it. 'Living with', rather than 'suffering from' Alzheimer's is the great message I learned from the book. So well written and brilliantly explained how living with this disease really is.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 08 Mar, 2018
What an amazing read . . . . .
A lovely book, so well written and so informative. I would recommend this book to people of all ages as it really helps you understand what people with dementia are going through and how it is possible to cope on a day to day basis.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 07 Mar, 2018
Great read
Excellent read... I am a carer and work with a lot of dementia patients... so was great to read from a patients point of view.... have read books about dementia but has always been from a family members point of view... Would highly recommend this bookVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 28 Feb, 2018
Helping to understand
I wish I had read it earlier,it would have made me better understand what happened to my late wife ,who had to face this illness. The book is so very helpful to everyone , explaining how the person with dementia is experiencing daily life.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 05 Mar, 2018
excellentbook - amazing and enlightening
Brilliant book about a lady with early onset Dementia True story and current Down to earth, light hearted at times but informative and poignant whilst also being quite sad This author is an inspiration to allVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 24 May, 2018
Pam lund
Fantastic read makes you think about how to treat people living with Alzheimers a real eye opener a tear jerker tooVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 14 Jun, 2023
Brilliant. Thank heavens for people like Wendy
A must for anyone who has encountered the word "Dementia" and wants to know more about itVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 04 Apr, 2019
very good book**** every body shod have one
diddorol iawn dysgu llawer iawn am salwchVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
