Dancing with Dementia by Jemi Fraser, A Book Review by Pat Garcia

Good Morning Everyone,

Dancing with Dementia is one of those books where you start out laughing astounded over the humor describing the incidents, and you end up with a sadden but an enlightened heart on the last page.

 

Dancing with Dementia, a book by Jemi Fraser, gives us a wide-angle view of dementia taking root in a family.

 

The medical perspective of dementia is not an issue here. You will not find a medical dissertation that gives a neurological discourse on the brain and how it functions. Instead, you will meet Lizzie and Philip, who have reached their senior years but are still madly in love. For Lizzie, it is her second happy marriage.

 

Reading about their exploits had me reminiscing over incidents my siblings went through with our mother. I laughed as Lizzie and Philip managed to figure out a way to avoid dealing with their dwindling memory and their loss of movement.

 

However, even though it was humorous, it was sad to see two people slowly slipping away from the reality they had known and, in many cases, were not aware of it.

 

Watching parents with dementia mature into the Golden Years is not the supreme joy unless you learn to waltz with it. That is what the author is saying. You must learn how to dance around the complex and complicated situations you will face. Dementia becomes a never-ending challenge as you learn to fight against that silent thief that robs the dignity and memory of those you love.

 

Therefore, It’s a pleasure to be participating in author Jemi Fraser’s DANCING WITH DEMENTIA, Recognizing and Coping with the Early Stages of Dementia Blog Tour through MC Book Tours today.

 

The author is offering a tour-wide international giveaway of an Amazon Gift Card. More information on the giveaway is listed below.

 

Recognizing and Coping with the Early Stages of Dementia
by Jemi Fraser

◊ Genre: Nonfiction, Memoir
◊ Publisher: Just Jemi Books
◊ eBooks
◊ ISBN-13: 978-1-9991258-1-3

 

Dementia and Alzheimer’s touch the lives of millions around the world, but so much is still unknown.

 

As first-generation Canadians, we didn’t recognize the early warning signs. We didn’t know the differences between regular aging and the early stages of dementia. We’ve made mistakes but we’ve learned a lot.

 

DANCING WITH DEMENTIA will help you:
•Identify those early warning signs
•Use visuals to improve communication
•Choose your words wisely
•Redirect and reassure
•Stay calm and cope with your own emotions
•Consider nursing home options
•Improve caregiver self-care

 

We’ve learned to dance the early steps of the disease with our love and laughter intact. If you are looking for help recognizing early signposts along with practical ways to cope with early Dementia and Alzheimer’s, this book is for you.

 

DANCING WITH DEMENTIA buy links:
Amazon.com              Amazon.ca          Apple Books       Barnes & Noble          Kobo

Add DANCING WITH DEMENTIA to your Goodreads shelf

 

For those who aren’t familiar with the author, here’s a bit of background on her.

 

Jemi Fraser writes both fiction and nonfiction. Her nonfiction work focuses on the ways that dementia has impacted her family. Her fiction work varies from contemporary romance to suspense and flash fiction. Years as a teacher have taught Jemi that life is short and that happy endings are a must.

 

Jemi lives in Northern Ontario, Canada where snow is always a topic of conversation and the autumn leaves make everything better.

 

For more on Jemi and her writing, visit her following sites:

 

Website          Just Jemi Blog       Dancing With Dementia blog 

Amazon Page        BookBub      Goodreads       Facebook       Twitter       Quick Tips Videos

 

GIVEAWAY DETAILS:

 

This tour-wide giveaway is for a $20 Amazon Gift Card. The giveaway is open internationally.

 

To enter the giveaway, just click on the Rafflecopter widget below and follow the instructions. The widget may take a few seconds to load so please be patient. If the widget doesn’t show up, just click HERE and you’ll be directed to the widget.

 

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to follow Jemi on her week-long tour HERE. You never know what you might find out. I hope dementia hasn’t touched your family or friends, but in case it has do you have any tips to share on dealing with this terrible disease?

 

Wishing all of you a wonderful April Month.

Shalom aleichem

 

 

 

 

 

Pat Garcia