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TITLE:
Dance me to the end : ten months and ten days with ALS / Alison Acheson.
Publication Date:
2019
Publication Information:
Victoria, B.C. : Brindle and Glass,
Physical Description:
314 p.
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