{"product_id":"losing-mom-cynthia-ryan-9781491719084","title":"Losing Mom: A Daughter's Perspective on Her Mother's Journey with Alzheimer's","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor Cynthia Ryan offers a heartfelt glimpse into the experience of losing a parent to Alzheimer's disease. She shares the realities and heartbreak of her mother's experience, one that was both enhanced and complicated by their complex mother-daughter relationship and family dynamics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShy and distant, but also independent, her mother didn't often find joy in the roles of wife and mother. The trials of a scarred childhood, marked by poverty and an alcoholic father, made true happiness elusive for her mother. On Christmas Eve of 2000, Cynthia started to see noticeable changes in her mother. A devoted grandmother, she had never forgotten to buy presents for one of her grandchildren-until that day. What's more, she spent the day pouting, because the family was celebrating Christmas one day early. Over the coming months, her behavior grew increasingly erratic and forgetful; she became agitated more and more easily. Cynthia finally took her mother to the doctor, where everyone's worst fears were confirmed: Alzheimer's.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this memoir, Cynthia shares their journey of understanding, forgiveness, blessings, healing, and renewed love. She celebrates her mother's life, even as it spiraled out of her control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cynthia Ryan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1491719087\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781491719084\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/23\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d","brand":"Cynthia Ryan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48445181755647,"sku":"9781491719084","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5cd8a889-4eaa-437a-8fd6-3acb468e0e3b.jpg?v=1777217056","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/losing-mom-cynthia-ryan-9781491719084","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}