Something Happened to Al; a Dementia Chronicle
(eBook)
Description
In this down to earth, sensitive, and unflinching memoir of a dementia, the reader sees the deficits in language, procedural memory, and disturbing behaviors brought on by the diminishment of brain functioning. Al was a nice guy who never had a traffic violation or a fender-bender. Then he had three. The straight road of his ordinary life started to curve. Changes in his personality picked up speed, becoming more and more pronounced. Al's symptoms didn't fit neatly into one type of dementia. He heard well, but he didn't always understand what was said. Did he have Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD)? He got lost sometimes. Did he have Alzheimer's? Did a head injury sustained in college cause his unusual behavior? Only a brain autopsy would answer these questions. Family caregivers strive for patience, understanding, and calm. But no one is perfect, and instead anger, frustration, fear, and guilt can be the pallet of emotions. How the narrator deals with Al's declining communication, social skills, and physical abilities is honestly portrayed as Something Happened to Al [CS1] takes the reader through the pitfalls and problem solving of caring for a loved one with a degenerative brain disease. This is a book for anyone touched by dementia who seeks an unvarnished account of a family caregiver's experience. [CS1]The title of the book needs to be in italics or bold
More Details
Notes
Reviews from GoodReads
Citations
Sharpsteen, C. J. (2025). Something Happened to Al; a Dementia Chronicle. Scissor Weed Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Sharpsteen, Catherine J.. 2025. Something Happened to Al; a Dementia Chronicle. Scissor Weed Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Sharpsteen, Catherine J., Something Happened to Al; a Dementia Chronicle. Scissor Weed Press, 2025.
MLA Citation (style guide)Sharpsteen, Catherine J.. Something Happened to Al; a Dementia Chronicle. Scissor Weed Press, 2025.
Staff View
Hoopla Extract Information
| hooplaId | 18026588 |
|---|---|
| title | Something Happened to Al; A Dementia Chronicle |
| language | ENGLISH |
| kind | EBOOK |
| series | |
| season | |
| publisher | Scissor Weed Press |
| price | 0.49 |
| active | 1 |
| pa | |
| profanity | |
| children | |
| demo | |
| duration | |
| rating | |
| abridged | |
| fiction | |
| purchaseModel | INSTANT |
| dateLastUpdated | Jun 16, 2025 06:14:50 PM |
Record Information
| Last File Modification Time | Sep 03, 2025 02:21:46 AM |
|---|---|
| Last Grouped Work Modification Time | Sep 03, 2025 01:26:10 AM |
MARC Record
| LEADER | 02825nam a22003975i 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | MWT18033825 | ||
| 003 | MWT | ||
| 005 | 20250815114538.0 | ||
| 006 | m o d | ||
| 007 | cr cn||||||||| | ||
| 008 | 250815s2025 xxu eo 000 0 eng d | ||
| 020 | |a 9798218416867 |q (electronic bk.) | ||
| 028 | 4 | 2 | |a MWT18033825 |
| 029 | |a https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/csp_9798218416867_180.jpeg | ||
| 037 | |a 18033825 |b Midwest Tape, LLC |n http://www.midwesttapes.com | ||
| 040 | |a Midwest |e rda | ||
| 099 | |a eBook hoopla | ||
| 100 | 1 | |a Sharpsteen, Catherine J., |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Something Happened to Al; a Dementia Chronicle |h [electronic resource] / |c Catherine J. Sharpsteen. |
| 264 | 1 | |a [United States] : |b Scissor Weed Press, |c 2025. | |
| 264 | 2 | |b Made available through hoopla | |
| 300 | |a 1 online resource | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a computer |b c |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a online resource |b cr |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 347 | |a text file |2 rda | ||
| 506 | |a Instant title available through hoopla. | ||
| 520 | |a In this down to earth, sensitive, and unflinching memoir of a dementia, the reader sees the deficits in language, procedural memory, and disturbing behaviors brought on by the diminishment of brain functioning. Al was a nice guy who never had a traffic violation or a fender-bender. Then he had three. The straight road of his ordinary life started to curve. Changes in his personality picked up speed, becoming more and more pronounced. Al's symptoms didn't fit neatly into one type of dementia. He heard well, but he didn't always understand what was said. Did he have Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD)? He got lost sometimes. Did he have Alzheimer's? Did a head injury sustained in college cause his unusual behavior? Only a brain autopsy would answer these questions. Family caregivers strive for patience, understanding, and calm. But no one is perfect, and instead anger, frustration, fear, and guilt can be the pallet of emotions. How the narrator deals with Al's declining communication, social skills, and physical abilities is honestly portrayed as Something Happened to Al [CS1] takes the reader through the pitfalls and problem solving of caring for a loved one with a degenerative brain disease. This is a book for anyone touched by dementia who seeks an unvarnished account of a family caregiver's experience. [CS1]The title of the book needs to be in italics or bold | ||
| 538 | |a Mode of access: World Wide Web. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Biography. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Families. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Physical fitness. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Electronic books. | |
| 710 | 2 | |a hoopla digital. | |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | |u https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/18026588?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435 |z Instantly available on hoopla. |
| 856 | 4 | 2 | |z Cover image |u https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/csp_9798218416867_180.jpeg |