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by Ashley Ivy (Author)
Dementia is brutal.
It's messy, unfair, unpredictable, and emotional as hell.
honest, clinically grounded, practical, and unafraid to say the things everyone else tiptoes around. Written by a Speech-Language Pathologist who has spent years in the trenches of dementia care, this book breaks down: - The stages of dementia - what actually happens and why
- What behaviors really mean (and what not to take personally)
- Communication strategies and tools that actually work
- When home care is enough, when memory care is safer, and how to know
- The grief, the humor, the guilt, and the humanity inside the disease This isn't a gentle guide.
It's a truthful one - delivered with compassion, dark humor, and a healthy dose of unfiltered reality. If you love someone with dementia - or you're caring for someone right now - this book is your roadmap, your lifeline, and your reminder that you're not crazy and you're not alone. Because dementia is hell.
But you?
You're extraordinary.
Number of Pages: 260
Dimensions: 0.55 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: January 25, 2026
