The Little Girl In The Radiator: A Personal Study Of Alzheimer'S Disease - Softcover

Slevin, Martin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1452047863 ISBN 13: 9781452047867

Publisher: AuthorHouse, 2010

Synopsis

The story of one man's attempt to understand Alzheimer's disease as its progression slowly changed the personality of his mother. This is the hillariously funny, and often heart-breakingly sad story of a family's fight against dementia. A tale of love, joy, humanity and despair that will make you want to laugh and cry at the same time. This true story is full of wonderful characters, the Whistling Woman, who never said a word, Captain John, who thought he lived on a boat, the little man in the red bandana who had just had his brain cleaned, the Irish Band that lived in the house, and of course, the Little Girl in the Radiator, whose special secret was the key to the whole mystery. Over 25 million people in the world have dementia, and if each one has only three other family members who try to take care of them, then over 100 million people are directly or indirectly affected by a disease no-one fully understands. This book is for anyone who has an elderly relative.

About this title

About the Author

Martin Slevin is 52 and lives in Nuneaton, England. He works as an internet marketer and publisher, and writes in his spare time. Love Online was his first published work, and The Little Girl in the Radiator is his biography of the last five years of his mother's life as she struggled against a disease she couldn't understand. Martin hopes to bring an awareness of Alzheimer's disease to the public, with the publication of this book.

From the Back Cover

The story of one man's attempt to understand Alzheimer's disease as its progression slowly changed the personality of his mother. This is the hillariously funny, and often heart-breakingly sad story of a family's fight against dementia. A tale of love, joy, humanity and despair that will make you want to laugh and cry at the same time. This story is full of wonderful characters, the Whistling Woman, who never said a word; Captain John, who thought he lived on a boat; the little man in the red bandana who had just had his brain cleaned; the Irish Band that lived in the house; and of course, the Little Girl in the Radiator, whose special secret was the key to the whole mystery. Over 25 million people in the world have dementia, and if each one has only three other family members who try to take care of them, then over 100 million people are directly or indirectly affected by a disease no-one fully understands. This book is for anyone who has an elderly relative.

Edition details

• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1452047863
• ISBN 13: 9781452047867
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336