Descent into Dementialand

<p><strong>Biography & Memoir Finalist 2025 Maxy Awards</strong></p><p></p><p>I love you as much as I ever did. It's still me inside ...</p><p></p><p>For almost six decades Sherry and her husband Mike have been by each other's side. Through success and loss hope and devastating trauma they have shared a life of indomitable love and solidarity. Then in 2018 that life was shattered when Mike was diagnosed with logopenic progressive aphasia a rare and progressive form of dementia. But the signs had been present for some time. So began Mike's journey into Dementialand-a terrifying place of no return. As always Sherry was right by his side.</p><p></p><p>In this heartbreaking yet love- and hope-filled memoir part case study Sherry candidly shares with the reader their lives both before and after the diagnosis. She theorizes about the root causes of Mike's disease-still so mysterious to medical professionals-and enlightens the reader with resources providing academic context.</p><p></p><p>First and foremost however this is a warts-and-all journal about the reality of living with the cruel condition ... the heartbreaking moments as well as the happy ones. It is a must-read for anyone searching for hope amid the despair. And above all proof that through it all the one thing Mike has never forgotten is his love for Sherry.</p><p></p><p><strong>Proceeds from sales of Descent into Dementialand will be donated to Alzheimer's research.</strong></p><p></p><p>I finished this book in two days-I couldn't stop reading about Sherry's love for Mike and the ways Mike reciprocated even as his condition deteriorated. A must-read! -Cam Torrens Award-Winning Author</p><p></p><p>Four and a half stars. Very highly recommended but be ready to explore every emotion you have; it's the least the author deserves. -Matt McAvoy Author/Editor</p><p></p><p><em></em>A powerful book-five stars could never measure the quality of her writing nor the impact this work will have on her readers. Bravo Sherry Hobbs! -Christopher Amato Author Peace River Village Shadow Investigation</p><p></p><p>Learning to live in the moment is a skill we should all strive for-we have so much to learn from her husband Mike and his dog.</p><p></p><p>Sherry offers a message of hope enduring love and the power of remembering who someone truly is even when they can't. -Readers' Favorite 5-star review</p>