{"product_id":"the-long-goodbye-dementia-diaries-paperback","title":"The Long Goodbye: Dementia Diaries - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMargaret R. Miles\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Long Goodbye: Dementia Diaries discusses a disease that is both personal and social for more than five million patients and their families and friends in the United States today. Now that there are medical strategies for preventing and\/or curing strokes, heart attacks, even cancer, many more people are going to live into the dementia years in the near future. Although many dementia horror stories circulate in conversation and in the media, they are not the whole story. Creative approaches to loving a dementia patient can make for a valuable learning experience for family and caregivers. In The Long Goodbye Margaret Miles describes her commitment to making--rather than passively suffering--her spouse's dementia experience. Family and friends who accompany patients find embedded in the experience moments of great beauty, hilariously funny incidents, new companions, and life insights. The narrative provides both a travelogue and suggestions for a richly meaningful life passage for all participants. The Long Goodbye seeks to supply a balanced picture of a disease usually represented as unmitigated loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMargaret R. Miles is Emerita Professor of Historical Theology, The Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley. Her recent books include \u003ci\u003eAugustine and the Fundamentalist's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), \u003ci\u003eA Complex Delight: The Secularization of the Breast, 1350-1750\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), and \u003ci\u003eThe Word Made Flesh: A History of Christian Thought\u003c\/i\u003e (2005).\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 02, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47431443841202,"sku":"9781498282383","price":17.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/acc63813a49fbab9d480fabccf2d0274_f68538be-61e7-46ed-84d1-631d674cfc91.webp?v=1778590253","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-long-goodbye-dementia-diaries-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}