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An essential book for those coping with Alzheimer's and other cognitive disorders that ā€œreframe[s] our understanding of dementia with sensitivity and accuracy . . . to grant better futures to our loved ones and ourselvesā€ (Parul Sehgal, The New York Times).

An estimated fifty million people in the world sufferā€¦

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Lynn Casteel Harper, currently minister for older adults at The Riverside Church in New York City, has written a compassionate book about contemporary fears of aging, dementia, and death. She shows how these fears produce greater social isolation and suffering for people living with dementia and caring for loved ones, whether in private homes or in care communities. She uses personal experiences to illustrate the way our fears of ā€œvanishingā€ can be overcome when we learn to connect meaningfully with people with dementia.

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