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Dear Alzheimer's

Dear Alzheimer's

Keith Oliver

(2019)

Abstract

Keith Oliver was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2010, and has since become a leading activist for dementia care, and an international speaker. Telling his story through a diary format, this book gives an unparalleled insight into what day-to-day life with dementia is like, and how he continued to live a full life after diagnosis.

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Dear Alzheimer's: A Diary of Living with Dementia by Keith Oliver 4
Foreword by Carey Mulligan 10
Foreword by Professor Linda Clare and Rachael Litherland 12
Acknowledgements 14
Dear Alzheimer’s letters 16
Supporting cast in order of appearance of people who appear more than once 18
Introduction 24
2010 - ‘One door closes, one door opens’ 27
2011 - ‘Establishing a new life’ 59
2012 - ‘Envoy’ 89
2013 - ‘Building a role’ 117
2014 - ‘Welcome to my world’ 145
2015 - ‘Therapies’ 193
2016 - ‘Walking and talking with family and friends’ 233
2017 - ‘Flowering’ 275
Closing words 327
Film Script 328
Interview 343
2nd December 2018 348
Acronyms and abbreviations 349
Questions for book groups reading Dear Alzheimer’s 352
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