Dance me to the end : ten months and ten days with ALS / Alison Acheson.

Dance me to the end : ten months and ten days with ALS / Alison Acheson.

By
Acheson, Alison, 1964-

Publication Date
2019

Publication Information
Victoria, B.C. : Brindle and Glass,

Physical Description
314 p.

Subject Term
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- Patients -- Family relationships.
 
Women caregivers.

Summary
A profoundly honest and intensely personal story of a woman who cares for her husband after the devastating terminal diagnosis of ALS. Marty, age 57, was given a preliminary diagnosis of ALS by his family doctor. Seven weeks later, the diagnosis was confirmed by a neurologist. Ten months and ten days later, Marty passed away. ...An evocative memoir about the emotional impact of witnessing a loved one suffer from a neurological, degenerative, and terminal disease. This is a detailed account of grief, shock and pain alongside the levity, laughter and love shared with her husband and sons in those final months of Marty's life.

Language
English

ISBN
9781927366868


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall NumberStatus
Corner Brook (WCB)Adult NFicAdult Non-Fiction362.1968 AC4Checked In
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH)Adult NFicAdult Non-Fiction362.1968 AC4Checked In