An Iceberg in Paradise: a Passage Through Alzheimer's

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Review Quotes: Beautifully written, "An Iceberg in Paradise" expresses Nancy Avery Dafoe s very personal experience as a family member observing the slow yet relentless failing of her beloved mother. I loved Dafoe s honest way of writing about the pain, confusion, anger, frustration, and sorrow of her journey with her mother and her mother s passage. This is a personal, very human memoir that anyone dealing with Alzheimer s in a parent or spouse would find helpful and supportive. Alison Jacob, LCSW I found this book particularly touching on many levels. As we baby boomers age and our parents are living longer in general, we all need information and to hear others stories of their experiences with this as it could well affect many of us on a very personal level. Mark Marshall, LCSW"Biographical Note: Nancy Avery Dafoe is a writer and English educator. She is the author of "Breaking Open the Box: A Guide for Creative Techniques to Improve Academic Writing and Generate Critical Thinking" and "Writing Creatively: A Guided Journal to Using Literary Devices." She lives in Homer, New York. Table of Contents: List of Illustrations Foreword by Ralph Hesse Acknowledgments A Note on the Title Introduction: After the Fall 1. Uncertainty 2. Why Now? Why My Family? 3. Secrets 4. Mistaken Identities 5. Early Signs and Symptoms 6. You Look Like Your Mother 7. There's a Tornado in My Head 8. Helping the Doctor 9. Icebergs in Paradise 10. Managing at Home 11. What Would She Have Chosen? 12. Did You See "The Notebook"? 13. What Not to Say 14. Managing in a Nursing Home or Assisted Living Facility 15. Collecting Memories 16. Her Legacy 17. Shadows Appendix A: Turning to the Web Appendix B: Texts on the Subject Index of Poems Notes About the Author