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Leaving Tinkertown / Tanya Ward Goodman.

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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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