Floating in the Deep End: How Caregivers Can See Beyond Alzheimer's Hardcover -

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"When President Ronald Reagan contacted [Alzheimer's], his family--like so many others--began the long journey toward ultimate acceptance and peace. The president's daughter Patti Davis knows firsthand the pain of that journey and helps others, as well, find the strength to walk it with courage and faith. Floating in the Deep End is a stunning account of an all-too familiar experience. It takes the reader into the deeper mysteries of Alzheimer's, including not only its cruelty but also its gifts to the vulnerable heart."
--Marianne Williamson

"Patti Davis draws upon her experience as the daughter of the most famous Alzheimer's patient in American history to produce an insightful, invaluable, and beautifully written look at what it's like to care for someone suffering from dementia. She mixes intimate, heartbreaking recollections of Ronald Reagan's final years with the hard-won lessons she learned from this ordeal. Her book is a must-read for anyone who has to confront a loved one's Alzheimer's diagnosis--or their own. By showing how to cope, she demystifies a disease that so many dread."
--Max Boot, Washington Post columnist and historian

"Wise, compassionate--and gorgeously written--words from Patti Davis, who lived the pain of Alzheimer's with her father, Ronald Reagan, and who wanted to share what she had researched and learned to help others. This is a truly stunning memoir about helping afflicted loved ones have their best lives while they can, and it's also absolutely essential reading for anyone who ages--and that means all of us."
--Caroline Leavitt, author of With or Without You

"Drawing on the most difficult and depleting of personal experience, Patti Davis, a gifted writer, has given us a moving, illuminating, and ultimately hopeful book about how to cope with profound loss when darkness descends on those we love."
--Jon Meacham

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Citations

• Kirkus Reviews, 08/15/2021, Page 0
• Library Journal, 08/01/2021, Page 88