Chapter Seven. There’s a Tornado in My Head

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Foreword xi
5. Acknowledgments xv
6. A Note on the Title xix
7. Introduction: After the Fall 1
8. Chapter One. Uncertainty 13
9. Chapter Two. Why Now? Why My Family? 23
10. Chapter Three. Secrets 29
11. Chapter Four. Mistaken Identities 37
12. Chapter Five. Early Signs and Symptoms 45
13. Chapter Six. You Look Like Your Mother 51
14. Chapter Seven. There’s a Tornado in My Head 59
15. Chapter Eight. Helping the Doctor 65
16. Chapter Nine. Icebergs in Paradise 75
17. Chapter Ten. Managing at Home 81
18. Chapter Eleven. What Would She Have Chosen? 93
19. Chapter Twelve. Did You See The Notebook? 97
20. Chapter Thirteen. What Not to Say 105
21. Chapter Fourteen. Managing in a Nursing Home or Assisted Living Facility 115
22. Chapter Fifteen. Collecting Memories 129
23. Chapter Sixteen.s Her Legacy 139
24. Chapter Seventeen. Shadows 151
25. Appendix A Turning to the Web 157
26. Appendix B Texts on the Subject 161
27. Index of Poems 163
28. Notes 165
29. About the Author 169