Up the Creek Without a Tadpole - Dementia Shatters and Rebuilds the Bond Between a Mother and a Daughter (Paperback, UK ed.)

The letters Gillian Griffith wrote to her elderly, demented mother were never intended to be read - they were simply Gillian's way of dealing with her own anger and guilt towards her high-handed, infuriating and impossibly challenging mother. To Gillian's own surprise, "as the words bounced back at me off the page, magic happened". The letters began to morph into a book, and the writing of it gradually released Gillian from her mother's influence. The result is a powerful, touching, uplifting and often very funny account of one woman's emotional and practical battle with the chaos caused by dementia. This book (the title comes from a small piece of nonsense spoken by Gillian's mother) brings a new insight into the effects of dementia on those caught up in it. It will make a valuable and original contribution to the debate on dementia care.

General

Imprint:	Mereo Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2015
Authors:	Gillian Griffith
Dimensions:	203 x 127 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	140
Edition:	UK ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-86151-376-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Family & relationships > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Death & dying > General
LSN:	1-86151-376-3
Barcode:	9781861513762

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