Alzheimers Canyon, Jane Dwinell
Alzheimers Canyon, Jane Dwinell
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Alzheimer's Canyon

Author: Jane Dwinell, Sky Yardley

Narrator: Jane Dwinell, Kent Cassella

Unabridged: 6 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/16/2023


Synopsis

"In the middle of the night I wake up and don't know where I am.... Am I in my house? My neighbor's house? Do I turn on the light? Do I get dressed? I turn to Jane, hold her hand, and let her bring me back to reality."
What do you do when your reality slips away? If you're Sky Yardley and Jane Dwinell, you accept each new challenge, reshape your life, and write.
When Sky was diagnosed with "probable early stage Alzheimer's" at age 66, he was determined to live as fully as possible. He researched dementia, talked about dementia, connected with other people with the disease, and, finally, he wrote about it. With humor and honesty, love and compassion, Sky and his wife Jane describe what it's like to live with a constantly evolving and mysterious new life. "The brain is a mysterious thing," writes Jane, as Sky muses about traveling unmapped roads with no GPS.
Welcome to Alzheimer's Canyon: there is one way in, and no way out. Follow Jane and Sky as they navigate this journey they did not ask to take, a journey that balances pain, loss, and confusions with gratitude, wonder, and transformation.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Andrea

It was a great look at what someone with Alzheimer's is thinking. A glimpse into their brain. I felt it was a little slow in the middle but also thankful for them that the disease was not moving quickly. Their family culture is very different from mine so I just want to mention the use of some curse......more

Goodreads review by Sue

I ordered this book on Monday, received it on Tuesday, and finished reading it Wednesday night. I was totally hooked from page one. Alzheimer’s Canyon takes us on the bumpy journey of Sky, diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease at age 66, and his wife Jane. The chapters are based around thei......more