Up the Creek Without a Tadpole

Dementia shatters and rebuilds the bond between a mother and a daughter

Nonfiction, Family & Relationships, Aging, Eldercare, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
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Author: Gillian Griffith ISBN: 9781861513786
Publisher: Memoirs Publishing Publication: January 26, 2015
Imprint: Mereo Books Language: English
Author: Gillian Griffith
ISBN: 9781861513786
Publisher: Memoirs Publishing
Publication: January 26, 2015
Imprint: Mereo Books
Language: English
The letters Gillian Griffith wrote to her elderly, demented mother were never intended to be read - they were simply Gillian’s way of dealing with her own anger and guilt towards her high-handed, infuriating and impossibly challenging mother. To Gillian’s own surprise, “as the words bounced back at me off the page, magic happened”. The letters began to morph into a book, and the writing of it gradually released Gillian from her mother’s influence. The result is a powerful, touching, uplifting and often very funny account of one woman’s emotional and practical battle with the chaos caused by dementia. This book (the title comes from a small piece of nonsense spoken by Gillian’s mother) brings a new insight into the effects of dementia on those caught up in it. It will make a valuable and original contribution to the debate on dementia care.
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The letters Gillian Griffith wrote to her elderly, demented mother were never intended to be read - they were simply Gillian’s way of dealing with her own anger and guilt towards her high-handed, infuriating and impossibly challenging mother. To Gillian’s own surprise, “as the words bounced back at me off the page, magic happened”. The letters began to morph into a book, and the writing of it gradually released Gillian from her mother’s influence. The result is a powerful, touching, uplifting and often very funny account of one woman’s emotional and practical battle with the chaos caused by dementia. This book (the title comes from a small piece of nonsense spoken by Gillian’s mother) brings a new insight into the effects of dementia on those caught up in it. It will make a valuable and original contribution to the debate on dementia care.

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