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Mom's Gone Missing is not a how-to book. It's a here's-what-unfolded book, a story of a daughter's experience with a father's decade-long Alzheimer's journey and a mother's lightning fast dementia decline and both of their deaths. The narrative includes sibling tensions, a bewildering array of healthcare, financial and legal decisions, reconciliation of lifelong hurts, and the emotional tsunami that surges through all. This book takes you inside a family's experience and walks you through the practical and sometimes mundane steps taken to prepare for and ultimately accompany parents in death. It invites you in, encourages you to find familiar thoughts and emotions, and provides compassion for your worst moments, your rawest reactions, and your urge to laugh in sometimes inopportune moments. It is a true story of a thoughtful writer's journey with her parents, written with clarity, honesty, and vulnerability. Its ultimate wish is to create a community within which to share stories and offer support. You, in whatever stage of angst or pain, are welcome here.

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Thank you for sharing this remarkable book. It represents what I am often feeling or have felt. My brain thinks we should be further into the mess called life. Yet, strength comes through the struggle. --Lori L. Oh, my goodness, I love this! Anyone who picks up your book and reads the introduction will be captured right away, especially if they are going through the same experience or know someone who is. That is so comforting. --Lori R. This book is truly amazing. It captures the vulnerability we all feel at times and puts it out there. It's so real, so encouraging. The value of reading this book is seeing the good that comes from the mess! --Mary D. This book illuminates our shared story of loving, living with, and losing a parent with Alzheimer's or dementia. If you were in doubt, this book will confirm that you are not alone navigating these tumultuous waters. Thank you for shining a light on a topic so little understood or discussed. --Cynthia M.

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