- Audiobook
- 2022
- 7 hrs 17 mins
- Bloomsbury Publishing
Title
What I Wish People Knew About Dementia
Description
Bloomsbury presents What I Wish People Knew About Dementia written and read by Wendy Mitchell.
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
'Essential reading' SUNDAY TIMES MAGAZINE
'A book of hope' OBSERVER
'A marvellous tour of insights' THE TIMES
'A must-read . . . I couldn't recommend it higher' MICHAEL BALL
'Wendy Mitchell is a life-saver' FRANCES WILSON, AUTHOR OF BURNING MAN
What can a diseased brain tell us about being human, living our own lives better and helping those with dementia get the best from theirs?
When Wendy Mitchell was diagnosed with young-onset dementia at the age of fifty-eight, her brain was overwhelmed with images of the last stages of the disease — those familiar tropes, shortcuts and clichés that we are fed by the media, or even our own health professionals.
But her diagnosis far from represented the end of her life. Instead, it was the start of a very different one.
Wise, practical and life affirming, What I Wish People Knew About Dementia combines anecdotes, research and Wendy Mitchell's own brilliant wit and wisdom to tell readers exactly what she wishes they knew about dementia.
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Title:
What I Wish People Knew About Dementia
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Language:
EN
ISBN Audio:
9781526642400
Publication date:
January 19, 2022
Keywords:
Early onset Alzheimer’s diagnosisLiving with life changing diseaseLearning to cope and liveDiagnosed young in my fifties sixties 50s 60sAlzheimer Alzheimers SocietyRecommended reading for professional carersmemory lossInspiring inspirational positivityNon cliché losing memoriesInsights lesser known factsFirst person hand accountPractical guide affirmingSomebody I used to knowPhenomenal unique memoirIllness differences understandingCommunity hospital awarenessSocial model disabilityNeurology neurologicalPersonality changes difficultiesRare moving sharedIndependence love teachingAmnesia memoirHospice care end of lifeDaily changes family help supportSelf help friends family communityMy mum dad brother sister in law has
Duration
7 hrs 17 mins
Product type
AUDIO
Explicit:
No
Audio drama:
No
Unabridged:
Yes
About the author:
Wendy Mitchell spent twenty years as a non-clinical team leader in the NHS before being diagnosed with young-onset dementia in July 2014 at the age of fifty-eight. Shocked by the lack of awareness about the disease, both in the community and in hospitals, she vowed to spend her time raising awareness about dementia and encouraging others to see that there is life after a diagnosis. She is now an ambassador for the Alzheimer's Society and in 2019 she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Health by the University of Bradford for her contribution to research. She has two daughters and lives in Yorkshire.
