John Suchet conveys the utter devastation of losing his adored wife to dementia. The relentless progression of the dementia is offset with memories of happier times, but gradually the Bonnie that John Suchet knew and loved fades, to Bonnie, now shorn of all but the flicker of memory, he becomes John...Someone. This account is both a tribute to the woman he loved and an outpouring of grief, anger and feelings of loss. One of a growing number of welcome books revealing the heartbreak, the utter exhaustion and mental trauma that is the carer’s lot, exposing too how little help is available to both sufferers and carers.
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