Review: A beautifully written memoir, that will stay with you long after you finish reading it.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 30, 2014
Jill Stoking is an amazing and resourceful woman, and her book 'Joan's Descent into Alzheimer's' is testament to that fact.Jill's mother Joan is diagnosed with Alzheimer's and quickly becomes unable to cope with everyday life. Jill finds herself dedicating more and more time to her mother, despite battling problems in her own life. Joan's personality disintegrates before Jill's eyes leaving a crippled body and a tortured soul, as Jill constantly battles with care services.Her solution is radical, brave and demonstrates a level of caring, above and beyond that of a mother daughter relationship.Compulsory reading for health professionals and carers alike.