Up the Creek Without a Tadpole
Dementia shatters and rebuilds the bond between a mother and a daughter
Nonfiction, Family & Relationships, Aging, Eldercare, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
| Author: | Gillian Griffith | ISBN: | 9781861513786 |
| Publisher: | Memoirs Publishing | Publication: | January 26, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Mereo Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Gillian Griffith |
| ISBN: | 9781861513786 |
| Publisher: | Memoirs Publishing |
| Publication: | January 26, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Mereo Books |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
