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Earworms #18
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In Search of My Father – Dementia is no match for a daughter's determination
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After her mother dies, an estranged daughter discovers that her father has Alzheimer's – the very disease she has spent her medical career trying to cure.
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What happens when life throws together a busy, enthusiastic, doctor-daughter and her bereaved, disenchanted, dependent father? What happens when science meets stubbornness and a parent needs parenting?
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Following her mother’s death, Dr Helena Popovic puts her medical training and beliefs to the test when she becomes the carer for her elderly father who has encroaching dementia.
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A passionate medical practitioner and an international public speaker on ‘Boost Your Brain’ and ‘Turn Stress into Success’, Helena finds herself practising everything she preached.
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This moving story is part personal diary, part scientific treatise and part practical guide, woven together with humorous anecdotes. Above all, it’s an inspiring account of a daughter in search of her father: the man beyond the grief, despair, depression and dementia.
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This timeless book deals with a complex issue many of us will need to face: how to best care for elderly parents or loved ones who can no longer care for themselves. What do those in our care most need from us?
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Are there steps we can take to defy dementia and build a better brain? Are we able to sharpen our intellect, tap into brain potential we never knew we had and prevent the cognitive decline most of us believe is inevitable with ageing?
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The answer is an unequivocal YES!
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Facts inform but stories transform. The facts in this book will change your thinking — the story in this book will change your life.
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Author: Dr Helena Popovic MBBS
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Narrators: Ella Watson-Russell and Felix Johnson
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Sound designer: Martin Gallagher
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Click below to get your discounted copy for only $11.99. Offer available for two weeks. Sale ends 31 March 2023.
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Here's what others have to say
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Upon reading your book I immediately felt a great sense of hope filling the void left by helplessness and fear. It’s now bristling with post-its! I wrote my PhD on women’s autobiographies, so appreciate the deft weaving in of anecdotes and reflections that make your story, and your father’s, so vivid and moving. Warmest regards and much gratitude, Dr Jane Sloan
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There were so many pages in your book that had both Mum and I in hysterical laughter. Sarla Holmes, Marketing manager
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The book is marvellous! I am a 1965 MBBS from Sydney University so the book is relevant for me and my Med School friends. It is a joy to read and I shall recommend it to my friends and neighbours. Katherine
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Your book has changed my life. It gave me lots of laughs. You’ve given me hope and courage to tackle a situation I thought would bring nothing but doom and deterioration. Now I look for the opportunities to learn and grow. Thank you so much. Donna
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