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Reviewed by K.C. Finn for Readers' Favorite
Descent into Dementialand by Sherry Hobbs is a raw, heartfelt memoir chronicling the devastating journey of Sherry and her husband Mike as they navigate his diagnosis with logopenic progressive aphasia, a rare form of dementia. Sharing decades of love, adventure, and resilience, Sherry invites readers into the intimate, harrowing, and often tender world of caregiving and coping with irreversible loss. Through candid journal entries, theories about the disease's possible roots, and poignant reflections on what remains of a person when memory and language fade, Sherry offers a message of hope, enduring love, and the power of remembering who someone truly is, even when they can’t.
Author Sherry Hobbs writes with warmth that helps this brutally honest memoir ring with a compassionate voice and makes it so heartbreaking and inspiring. Dementia is such a terrifying and upsetting disease. It’s something that has affected my family a lot in recent years, so this book is deeply cathartic and helpful in knowing that it’s okay to feel how we do about the care we give to those who have lost parts of themselves. I’d say this tenderly written work is a vital resource for anyone touched by dementia for that reason alone, but it’s also a work of well-written personal storytelling with practical guidance that you can implement into your life as a carer, too. The core message is that identity transcends illness, and this is ingrained with love on every page. Hobbs is an author who sticks to her convictions, and that kind of dedication makes this a thorough read that leaves no avenue unexplored. Overall, Descent into Dementialand is a highly recommended book that shines a light on one of life’s darkest issues with grace, courage, and pure humanity.
