Somebody I Used to Know (Paperback)

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A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK

SELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE TIMES

SELECTED AS A SUMMER READ BY THE SUNDAY TIMES, FINANCIAL TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH, THE TIMES AND THE MAIL ON SUNDAY

'Revelatory' Guardian

'A miracle' Telegraph

'Remarkable' Daily Mail

'A landmark book' Financial Times

How do you build a life when all that you know is changing?

How do you conceive of love when you can no longer recognise those who mean the most to you?

A phenomenal memoir - the first of its kind - Somebody I Used to Know is both a heart-rending tribute to the woman Wendy Mitchell once was, and a brave affirmation of the woman dementia has seen her become.

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Fri, 31 May 2019 | Review by: Breakaway R.

Be Involved - the advice she received when hearing the news of her Alzheimer’s. Wendy Mitchell courageously shares in this beautifully written account of her life with Alzheimer’s from its onset on 31st July 2014. One of her opening sentences is profoundly shocking for those of us who do not know; "And the worst thing was, just when I needed you most, you were gone". Wendy is talking about herself as a professional, self-sufficient, independent single mother of two daughters. Wendy describes her Alzheimer's, allowing her feelings to come through deeply and compassionately for herself and others who share this life-changing disease. She tackles it clearly with the strength of character she has had all her life, Wendy says: "For a moment I have a strange feeling again as if Alzheimer's is a gift as if we could all learn something from the harsh lessons it teaches". And further: "I leave and head back to Yorkshire, putting the experience of the day down to another wonderful opportunity that has come my way thanks to the dementia diagnosis". Wendy has many exciting experiences in this journey because she said YES to getting involved. She describes the documentary made about her daily life, the speaking engagements she is invited to and all the extra preparation that goes into being a part of Alzheimer’s awareness events. I read this book with awe-inspired gratitude. Thank you, Wendy. You can find Wendy on YouTube. She is still writing BonnieK Breakaway Reviewers received a copy of the book to review.

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