Losing My Mind: An Intimate Look at Life with Alzheimer's

We are foolish, those of us who think we can escape the traps of aging, writes Tom DeBaggio. I was one of them, dreaming of a perfect and healthy old age....Now, at fifty-eight, I realize the foolishness of my dreams as I watch my brain self-destruct from Alzheimer's. Losing My Mind is DeBaggio's extraordinary account of his early onset Alzheimer's, a disease that silently hollows the brain and slowly gobbles memory and destroys life. But with DeBaggio's curse came an unexpected blessing: the ability to chart the mechanics and musings of his failing mind.
Whether describing the happy days of his youth or lamenting over the burden his disease has placed upon his loved ones, DeBaggio manages to inspire the reader with his ability to function, to think, and ultimately to survive. By turns an autobiography, a medical history, and a book of meditations, Losing My Mind is a testament to the splendor of memory and a triumphant celebration of the human spirit.

Author: Thomas DeBaggio
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 03/04/2003
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.41h x 5.49w x 0.55d
ISBN13: 9780743205665
ISBN10: 0743205669
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Medical (Incl. Patients)
- Medical | Neurology

About the Author
Thomas DeBaggio has worked as both a professional herb grower and a newspaper journalist. The author of Growing Herbs from Seed, Cutting & Root, Basil: An Herb Lover's Guide (with Susan Belsinger), and The Big Book of Herbs (with Arthur O. Tucker), he lives with his wife in Arlington, Virginia.

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