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Remember Joan An Alzheimer's Story
by Candace Minor Comstock

Published: 2011-08-07
Paperback : 250 pages
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Remember Joan is the account of a daughter beside her mother as they face a life disrupted by Alzheimer's disease. The book opens with a wedding and closes with a funeral. Embedded between these two ceremonial rituals are two tales, a story of the mother's decline and death due to Alzheimer's and a ...
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Remember Joan is the account of a daughter beside her mother as they face a life disrupted by Alzheimer's disease. The book opens with a wedding and closes with a funeral. Embedded between these two ceremonial rituals are two tales, a story of the mother's decline and death due to Alzheimer's and a story of the author's relationships and life as the daughter of Joan. Humor is the family's favorite coping strategy when damage control is necessary. In the end, this book is not only a tribute to Joan's life, but a tribute to all who try to create a celebrated life with the people that surround them.

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Joan and her family used humor as a tool to cope on many occasions. How effective do you think this tool is, and is it always inappropriate to laugh at unfortunate situations? What is something that Joan taught Candy that you found endearing?
What are some of the best teachings you gathered from your own mom? How much of a feminist was Joan really? Is feminism losing ground today? Are the author's pro-choice beliefs inconsistent with her love of children?
by PAveryt (see profile) 07/10/12

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  "Remember Joan"by Emmie G. (see profile) 08/04/12

I found this book interesting but a little too wordy. I felt that sometimes the author went too much in depth about her younger life and I wanted to read more about the everyday situations with her mother.... (read more)

 
  "Remember Joan An Alzheimer's Story"by Donna W. (see profile) 08/03/12

I'm glad a friend introduced my book club to this book. I've not met with this situation in life, but appreciated learning of another's experience. The book leads to a better understanding of one of life's... (read more)

 
  "Remember Joan - An Alzheimer's Story"by Peggy A. (see profile) 07/10/12

This insightful book about a daughter dealing with her mom's Alzheimers is about so much more than this disease. The author shares many wonderful lessons her mother taught her throughout her life. The... (read more)

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