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The Ethics of Sex and Alzheimer's (Paperback, Revised)
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The Ethics of Sex and Alzheimer's (Paperback, Revised)
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A growing epidemic, Alzheimer's punishes not only its victims but
also those married to them. This book analyzes how Alzheimer's is
quietly transforming the way we think about love today. Without
meaning to become rebels, many people who find themselves "married
to Alzheimer's" deflate the predominant notion of a conventional
marriage. By falling in love again before their ill spouse dies,
those married to Alzheimer's come into conflict with central values
of Western civilization - personal, sexual, familial, religious,
and political. Those who wait sadly for a spouse's death must
sometimes wonder if the show of fidelity is necessary and whom it
helps. Most books on Alzheimer's focus on those who have it, as
opposed to those who care for someone with it. This book offers a
powerful and searching meditation on the extent to which someone
married to Alzheimer's should be expected to suffer loneliness. The
diagnosis of dementia should not amount to a prohibition of sexual
activity for both spouses. Portmann encourages readers to risk
honesty in assessing the moral dilemma, using high-profile cases
such as Nancy Reagan and Justice Sandra Day O'Connor to illustrate
the enormity of the problem. Ideal for classes considering the
ethics of aging and sexuality.
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