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Leaving Tinkertown / Tanya Ward Goodman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Goodman, Tanya Ward, 1968- author.
- Series:
- Literature and medicine series (Albuquerque, N.M.)
- Literature and medicine series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ward, Ross, 1941-2002.
- Ward, Ross.
- Tinkertown Museum.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (335 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, [2013]
- Summary:
- "This is a memoir about a father's illness and death from early onset Alzheimer's disease and will be helpful to other people who find themselves in the position of caring for a demented family member. The author's father, Ross Ward, was the founder of Tinkertown, the folk art museum located on the highway to Sandia Peak"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- With it
- Sandia Park, December 1996
- Things start to get weird, December 1996
- Circling the wagons, April 1997
- The weeping women, April 1997
- The diagnosis, February 13, 1998
- Unique and special, February 1998
- Moving Grandma west, March 1998
- Have you thought about coming home?, July 1998
- Thing and another, August 1998
- The house where I grew up, September 1998
- Opening the museum, September 1998
- On my way to work, September 1998
- David's first visit, September 1998
- Fireworks, September 1998
- A lot of obstacles, October 1998
- Grandma moves again, October 1998
- Drownproofing, October 1998
- We settle into a routine, November 1998
- The bird house, January 1999
- The tattoo project, February 1999
- The escape artists, March 1999
- Dad's birthday, April 1999
- Out with the folks, May 1999
- Bad dreams and brushfires, May 1999
- A hell of a time, May 1999
- Rock runs, August 1999
- Homecoming, September 1999
- Pedal to the metal back to Los Angeles, October 1999
- Christmas 1999
- A new year, January 2000
- Home in Los Angeles, March 2000
- Dad's walkabout, June 2000
- A short lead, June 2000
- A very romantic table, September 2000
- Wedding dresses and funeral parlors, October 2000
- Grandma returns to Aberdeen, October 2000
- The wedding, June 2001
- The drill, July 2001
- Breathing room, September, 2001
- Good company, February 2002
- Such a good, good man, July 2002
- Roscoe, November 6, 2002
- Getting home, November 13, 2002
- We've got you covered, November 2002
- Good to know you, November 2002.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8263-5367-3
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