Elderchild - Paperback
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How does an Alzheimer's patient feel when they realize they are losing their grip on reality? What do they do to cope when past and present blur together? Although ficitonal, "Elderchild" draws heavily on my personal experience as my mother's caregiver to bring clarity to her gradual decline.
In "Elderchild," Rhea's first person account explores her terror as she realizes her cognitive faculties are degrading. As her Alzheimer's progresses, it redefines her relationships with her daughters.as she vacilates between moments of confusion and clarity. .
Marlene Fabian Stiles began to write before she could write, dictating stories to her mother at the age of 5. She and her mother became best friends but as Alzheimer's set in, her mother also became both the child and the sister she never had.
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