Remind me who I am, again
I came across this book in the university library. It looks the least of medical books, so I decided to devour it..
I must admit, the pages were depressing. The author, Linda Grant wrote about coping with her dementing mother. She wrote about her family, her relationship with her mother and the frustrating times when her mother was diagnosed Multiple Infarct Dementia. What really struck me is the very fact that everything is real. It is not a fiction I was reading.. it was a real story.
Having the setting in the UK connected me. Familiar places like Liverpool, Bournemouth, Waterloo, Hackney, Islington.. at least I could have a visualise these places on the map in my mind.
As depressing as it may sound (”devastating at its core” on the front cover mentioned), I think this book is a good eye-opener to the real world. Really, without memory, we are nothing.
I am inspired to write too.. I enjoyed the writing style in this book. But ’til then, it is slumber..
Good night!
Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, dementia, Linda Grant