"This groundbreaking multicultural anthology shares moving personal stories about the impacts of Alzheimer's and dementia. An estimated 5.7 million Americans are afflicted by Alzheimer's disease, including 10 percent of those over sixty-five, and it is the sixth leading cause of death. But its effects are more pervasive: for the nearly 6 million sufferers, there are more than 16 million family caregivers and many more family members. Alzheimer's wreaks havoc not only on brain cells; it is a disease of the spirit and heart for those who suffer from it but also for their families. This groundbreaking anthology presents forty narratives, both nonfiction and fiction, that together capture the impact and complexity of Alzheimer's and other dementias on patients as well as their caregivers and family. Deeply personal, recounting the wrenching course of a disease that kills a loved one twice--first they forget who they are, and then the body succumbs--these stories also show how witnessing the disease and caring for someone with it can be powerfully transformative, calling forth amazing strength and grace." --;Turning Points. Introduction -- Alzheimer's and the ER / Jane Bandler -- Every 68 Seconds / Meryl Comer -- Me Fe Nos Sostiene (My Faith Sustains Us) / Daisy Duarte -- The Way In / Marita Golden -- Father Figures / Evans D. Hopkins -- Butter in the Sugar Bowl / Elizabeth Nunez -- Anchored Against Alzheimer's / Sonsyrea Tate -- Revelations / Loretta Anne Woodward Veney -- All That Remains. Introduction -- The Last Conversation / Bari Diane Adelman -- Devil's Alley / Tina Jenkins Bell -- Mother's Memories When She Can't Remember Them? / Danielle Belton -- The Other Side of Here / Cathie Borrie -- What Happened to Brad? / Carol Bradley Bursack -- Fear and Laughter / Lisa Friedman -- Ten Seconds / Susan Kim Campbell -- My First Mentor / Lenore Gay -- Be Here Now / Marita Golden -- Heading Out to Pluto / Greg O'Brien -- Hell No / Greg O'Brien -- The Demons Were Chasing / Greg O'Brien -- Tears Melting Inside / Vicki Tapia -- Out of Time / Sallie Tisdale -- I Won'T Forget You. Introduction -- Aunt Addie / Malaika Adero -- My Mother's Mirror / Cathy Alter -- Sister Travelers / Miriam Decosta-Willis -- Walking in Faith / Colleen (O'Brien) Everett -- The Echo of Loss / Cleyvis Natera -- Unforgettable / Brendan McGeorge O'Brien -- Bringing John Back Home / Daniel C. Potts -- 83 Years of Immortality / Nihal Satyadev -- Tying Alan's Shoes / Wren Wright -- Sealed and Delivered / Wren Wright -- Alzheimer's in the Family / Ann Marshall Young -- Stranger Than Fiction. Introduction -- Sunrise, Sunset / Edwidge Danticat -- The Beaches of Hazel Sasso / Heather L. Davis -- New World / Julie Langsdorf -- Charlemagne / Joe A. Oppenheimer -- Diem Perdidi / Julie Otsuka -- Demented / Lauren-Francis-Sharma -- Casting stones / Julia Tagliere -- Golden anniversary / Katia D. Ulysse.