Another Name for MadnessA first-person account of the adjustment and struggle for understanding as one family confronts Alzheimer's disease. |
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Page 128
... eye and noticed that she was turning the pages rap- idly , then stopping , reading , and then turning a few more . I ... eyes on the book . I leaned over and turned the book right side up . She looked very hurt and put down the book and ...
... eye and noticed that she was turning the pages rap- idly , then stopping , reading , and then turning a few more . I ... eyes on the book . I leaned over and turned the book right side up . She looked very hurt and put down the book and ...
Page 231
... eyes . We went to the oldest restaurant in the city , where there were silver tray covers that had chains running to the ceil- ing in a dark wooden room . We danced to the music we hummed , twirling through the downstairs in the room ...
... eyes . We went to the oldest restaurant in the city , where there were silver tray covers that had chains running to the ceil- ing in a dark wooden room . We danced to the music we hummed , twirling through the downstairs in the room ...
Page 235
... eyes , and I'd be hoping this stranger would care enough about my mother not to be harsh with her . I wanted Allene ... eye lock . It meant that she was being locked in at night . I spoke about it with Ivy . She and Margaret 235.
... eyes , and I'd be hoping this stranger would care enough about my mother not to be harsh with her . I wanted Allene ... eye lock . It meant that she was being locked in at night . I spoke about it with Ivy . She and Margaret 235.
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