Poignant and thoughtful, DeBaggio's life will hold meaning for anyone who has been touched by Alzheimer's. Losing My Mind blends personal history with the fear and pain of developing the disease at the age of 57 it is both a sadly fascinating account of Alzheimer's progression and an attempt for the writer to remember his past before it is gone for good. This is not a book that supplies any "power of positive thinking" messages, but instead shows the daily struggle of a man coming to terms with a terrible disease. Throughout the book, he clearly speaks of his diagnosis as a "sentence" the lack of a cure is dwelt on in many sections, and a story about an accidental overdose of his prescriptions is particularly grim. BUY THIS BOOK LOSING MY MIND: An Intimate Look at Life with Alzheimer's Thomas DeBaggio.
Clips from articles on Alzheimer's research are sprinkled around, and statistics like the $174,000 that a patient spends on the disease over a lifetime are sobering. While his history is recounted in chronological order, these memories-of his childhood marriage to his wife, Joyce their years in writing and politics his passion for herbs and the growing of a successful business-are interspersed with unrelated musings on everything from his cat's sudden deafness to losing his wallet. In the book Losing My Mind, Thomas DeBaggio, at the age of 57, wrote an exceptional first-person narrative story about his experience with Alzheimer’s disease and its effect on his life and the life of his family. Losing My Mind blends personal history with the fear and pain of developing the disease at the age of 57 it is both a sadly fascinating account of Alzheimer's progression and an attempt for the writer to remember his past before it is gone for good.
This first-person account of Alzheimer's ties several powerful stories together.
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