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This small book evokes so many different emotions for me. At first, I thought it would be too painful to read, too raw. However, it captured my heart and I wanted to read it. It is lyrical in its prose and I so very much enjoyed the phrases and words that this author chose to describe her life. It is utterly heartbreaking at times and yet so life-affirming, powerful and so true. I loved this book. I am so sorry the author had to experience this painful, horrifying, life-changing event but it has most certainly brought forth a beautiful book. I cannot recommend this book enough. It may be small but it is gloriously mighty in emotion and thought.

This book will tear your heart out. If you have had anyone in your life with dementia, psychosis or a brain disorder, you may find yourself saying, "I didn't know anyone else felt this way". Brutally honest this book reminded me of the Joan Didion memoir about the death of her husband, but with hope.

Slow, and sweet, and heartbreaking. Age and loss both are examined sidelong, but mostly love, the kind that gives you little in return for expressing it, but makes you stronger anyway.

Short Memoire. The writer jumps around a bit, its like reading what she is thinking at the time.

A sort of stream of consciousness report of a woman whose husband, Rich, had a car accident and became another person. She could not take care of him any longer, and eventually put him into a specialized nursing facility. She gets three dogs, over time, and lives her life with them, chronicling daily life and her musings about life.

Excellent book that gives an honest look at how TBI affects the person and their family....shows love goes far and does much.