{"product_id":"living-in-the-labyrinth-diana-friel-mcgowin-9780385313186","title":"Living in the Labyrinth: A Personal Journey Through the Maze of Alzheimer's","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiving In The Labyrinth\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of how one woman found the strength and the courage to cope with a devastating disease that has afflicted five million Americans. Far from being an exercise in self-pity or a standard autobiography, this is an unflinching and ultimately uplifting look at a debilitating illness from the inside out.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSomewhere there is that ever-present reminder list of what I am supposed to do today. But I cannot find it. I attempt to do the laundry and find myself outside, in my backyard, holding soiled clothes. How did I get here? How do I get back?\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Only forty-five when she first began to struggle with the memory lapses and disorientation that signal the onset of Alzheimer's, Diana Friel McGowin has written a courageous, stirring insider's story of the disease that is now the fourth leading killer of American adults. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Diana's personal journey through days of darkness and light, fear and hope gives us new insight into a devastating illness and the plight of its victims, complete with a list of early warning signs, medical background, and resources for further information. But Diana's story goes far beyond a recounting of a terrifying disease. It portrays a marriage struggling to survive, a family hurt beyond words, and a woman whose humor and intelligence triumph over setbacks and loss to show us the best of what being human is. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A stunner of a book . . . it takes the reader on a terrifying but enlightening journey.\"--\u003ci\u003eSan Antonio News Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Touching and sometimes angry . . . a poignant insider's view.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Cincinnati Enquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Diana Friel McGowin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0385313187\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385313186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.66h x 5.60w x 0.47d","brand":"Diana Friel McGowin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980914295039,"sku":"9780385313186","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_07fc49b5-b9f3-49e8-814d-a727401e218f.jpg?v=1683252627","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/living-in-the-labyrinth-diana-friel-mcgowin-9780385313186","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}