Title: Gone mad
Description: Carol Pendergrass's husband of eighteen years was swiftly sinking into the depths of Lewy body dementia. He experiences hallucinations, delusions, and psychosis. As she becomes lost within his madness, his adult children take him from their home and wage a terrifying war against her. Taking possession of their assets, her husband's family files numerous lawsuits against her, including a civil suit, claiming that she not only caused her husband's illness but that she attempted to kill him. In this gut wrenching memoir, Carol describes her husband's demential openly and honestly. As she faces the onslaught of lawsuits, false accusations, separations, and great personal loss, she refuses to give up her rightful places beside her husband, and fights to maintain their love, honor, and dignity. --
Subjects: Lewy body dementia, Family relationships, Mental health, Marriage, Patients
People: Carol Pendergrass, Don Pendergrass (d. 2008)