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Book: What My Grandchildren Taught Me about Alzheimer’s Disease

Chapter: “A Funeral is a Really Sad Party”: The Dual Experiences of Alzheimer's Disease and Death

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.43554

Blurb:

Alzheimer’s caregivers experience something known as “ambiguous loss,” that confusing feeling of interacting with someone who is not fully present mentally or socially. This chapter outlines the stages of grief and how caregivers can arrive to an acceptance of the dual experiences of the disease and death.

Chapter Contributors

  • Dana Olivia Dunn Territo (thememorywhisperer@gmail.com - dterrito) 'Advocate for those affected by Alzheimer’s disease'