num_pages: 122
description: What do Alzheimer's, suicide, and poverty have to do with hope, laughter, and renewal? Elizabeth Cockey reveals that the connection in this incredible story of triumph and healing. Cockey's experience with her son’s disease, complicated by financial problems, led her to question the direction of her life. Yet, when one 90-year-old woman, suffering from dementia, shows her there is a higher power in the universe, Cockey sees that help is available. This experience leads Cockey on a road to renewal, ultimately igniting an intense passion in her to work with those suffering from Alzheimer's and dementia. Through art, she helps patients realize that hope is never lost.
language: English
title: Gertrude's Cupboard: Recapturing Minds Stolen by Disease
titlecomplete: Gertrude's Cupboard: Recapturing Minds Stolen by Disease
ratings_count: 2
publisher: E.J. Cockey & Company