Katy Butler, bestselling author of Knocking on Heaven’s Door and The Art of Dying Well
“This is a book I immediately wanted to give to a friend—and keep a copy for my bookshelf. Wise, clear, well-researched, and helpful.”
Foreword Reviews
“Drawing on personal experience and written with vulnerability and self-awareness, the memoir–cum–carer’s guide Before I Lose My Own Mind makes caregiving feel more manageable. . . . The prose is lucid and affable, made up of succinct, diary-like essays that humanize the complexities of dementia. . . . A vulnerable educational tool for fellow caregivers of dementia patients.”
Gretchen Staebler, Author of Mother Lode: Confessions of a Reluctant Caregiver
“In the style of Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal, Beverly Thorn’s Before I Lose My Own Mind is not only a raw and honest journal of a wife’s walk with her husband as he descends into dementia, but also contains valuable chapter-by-chapter facts, insights, and resources. It’s an insider’s story of progressive disease and a cautionary tale of the importance of documenting wishes for what’s coming—emotionally, medically, and legally—along with the pitfalls.”
Jim Nageotte, editor, Guilford Press
“Once again she has written a gem, in an act of generosity.”