Keeper: One House, Three Generations, and a Journey Into Alzheimer's (Paperback)

from bobbieharv

So many memoirs suffer from simplistic writing, a lack of reflection, or anger that reflects not enough emotional distance from the memories. This memoir has none of those problems, which is amazing considering the difficulty of Gillies' subject - two or more years of living with and caring for h...

from Citizenjoyce

Keeper by Andrea Gillies is a thorough look at the emotional and financial cost of caring for a person with Alzheimer's that includes a good bit of writing about the science behind the disease. I came away from it thinking that good institutions really are the best place for people so afflicted. ...

from Rita_h

This memoir, written by a Scottish journalist, is a grim but honest account of what it is like to be a caretaker for older relatives, but especially with someone who is spiraling down into Alzheimer's disease. I'm not sure why I chose to read it (my father had dementia before his passing, but not...

from bobbieharv

So many memoirs suffer from simplistic writing, a lack of reflection, or anger that reflects not enough emotional distance from the memories. This memoir has none of those problems, which is amazing considering the difficulty of Gillies' subject - two or more years of living with and caring for h...

from Citizenjoyce

Keeper by Andrea Gillies is a thorough look at the emotional and financial cost of caring for a person with Alzheimer's that includes a good bit of writing about the science behind the disease. I came away from it thinking that good institutions really are the best place for people so afflicted. ...