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03141aam a2200361 a 4500 001 DBC0C3EEAF2B11E3990B99D2DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20140319010030 008 081021s2009 ohu s000 0 eng 010 $a 2008043865 020 $a 1606350072 (pbk. : alk. paper) 020 $a 9781606350072 (pbk. : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)263146863 040 $a DLC $b eng $c DLC $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d C#P $d BWX $d CDX $d NSB $d MIX $d BDX $d OCLCF $d SILO 050 00 $a PS595.A42 $b B49 2009 082 00 $a 811/.60803561 $2 22 245 00 $a Beyond forgetting : $b poetry and prose about Alzheimer's disease / $c edited by Holly J. Hughes ; foreword by Tess Gallagher. 260 $a Kent, Ohio : $b Kent State University Press, $c c2009. 300 $a xxvi, 247 p. ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a Literature and medicine ; $v 16. 505 0 $a Everything framed against the dark -- Azure dissolve -- My mind is a cold oven -- Across the border -- I do -- What's enough -- Lay back the darkness -- Missing pieces -- Here let us -- Time with the dying -- Winter solstice -- Still life. 541 $a UNI: Donated by North American Review. 520 $a This work is a literary collection that illumines the darkness of Alzheimer's disease, now estimated to affect one in two persons over the age of eighty and is being diagnosed in people as young as fifty. For the many people now trying to cope with a loved one suffering from this tragic disease, this collection will provide solace and valuable insight for family members as well as for those in the medical community who work with anyone afflicted with Alzheimer's disease. It is a unique collection of poetry and short prose about Alzheimer's disease written by 100 contemporary writers, doctors, nurses, social workers, hospice workers, daughters, sons, wives, and husbands, whose lives have been touched by the disease. Through the transformative power of poetry, their words enable the reader to move "beyond forgetting," beyond the stereotypical portrayal of Alzheimer's disease to honor and affirm the dignity of those afflicted. With a moving foreword by poet Tess Gallagher, this anthology forms a richly textured literary portrait encompassing the full range of the experience of caring for someone with Alzheimer's disease. Because the writers share their personal stories as well as their poems and prose, this collection is a valuable companion to anyone embarking on this difficult journey. In their honest, deeply moving, and compassionate portrayals, the voices collected here help illumine the darkness of this passage and help us see, as one of the contributors put it, "the unlikely light shining deep within it." 650 0 $a Alzheimer's disease $v Poetry. 650 0 $a Alzheimer's disease $x Care $x Care $v Poetry. 650 0 $a Caregivers' writings, American. 655 7 $a Poetry. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423828. 700 1 $a Hughes, Holly J. 830 0 $a Literature and medicine (Kent, Ohio) ; $v 16. 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180119042101.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20140319011130.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=DBC0C3EEAF2B11E3990B99D2DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search