Favorite Books
Throughout My Life
9. In
a Tangled Wood: An Alzheimer’s Journey, 1996, by Joyce Dyer
A book
connects in many ways—
But some
just lingers—some just stays.
And so it is
with this true text
That shows a
struggle—what comes next.
Joyce writes
about her mother, who
Lost all her
memories, through and through.
And by the
end—in near defeat—
She knew no food—nor how to eat.
And Joyce
records it lovingly—
A daughter
blessed with eyes to see
The truth of
even painful things—
She speaks in prose that weeps and sings.
For Joyce
has just such gentle hands—
What piercing
prose requires, demands.
For any work
of human art
Requires a
very human heart.
A relevant read for those of us of a certain age. I have a friend in the early stages of Altzheimers and she is frightened. Those of us around her need Joyces' experience in order to help Sue on her journey.
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