Song for Rosaleen / Pip Desmond.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Desmond, Pip, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Desmond, Rosaleen, 1929-2009.

Desmond, Rosaleen.

Dementia--Patients--Care--New Zealand.

Dementia.

Dementia--Patients--New Zealand--Biography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (174 pages)

Place of Publication:

Auckland, New Zealand : Massey University Press, 2018.

Summary:

A beautifully crafted memoir of a family coping with their mother's dementia, Song for Rosaleen is both a celebration of Rosaleen Desmond's life and an unflinching account of the practical and ethical dilemmas that faced her six children. Told with love, insight, humour and compassion, it raises important questions about who we become when our memories fail, how our rapidly ageing population can best be cared for, and what this means for us all.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Dedication

Frontispiece

CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE: SPEAKING OUT

CHAPTER TWO: TAMARILLO CHUTNEY

CHAPTER THREE: BABIES

CHAPTER FOUR: PORTFOLIOS

CHAPTER FIVE: WONDERLAND

CHAPTER SIX: CIRCLE THE WAGONS

CHAPTER SEVEN: DIFFERENT MOTHERS

CHAPTER EIGHT: SILVER WEDDINGS

CHAPTER NINE: DRIVING TEST

CHAPTER TEN: THERAPEUTIC FIBBING

CHAPTER ELEVEN: ROLE MODELS

CHAPTER TWELVE: WISE OLD WOMAN

CHAPTER THIRTEEN: LADYLIKE BEHAVIOUR

CHAPTER FOURTEEN: HAIR CUTS

CHAPTER FIFTEEN: PARTY OVER

CHAPTER SIXTEEN: BOARDING SCHOOL BLUES

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: A NEW FRIEND

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: HOME VISIT

CHAPTER NINETEEN: A PRAYER

CHAPTER TWENTY: ACTS OF KINDNESS

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: ALIVE INSIDE

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: THE STAR

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: HOLE IN THE HALLWAY

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR: TOOTHACHE

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE: ALONE IS LONELY

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX: FORTISIP

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN: GOING HOME

EPILOGUE

BIBLIOGRAPHY

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Copyright

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Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-9951001-3-6