Krishna

Alzheimer s is the commonest form of dementia a condition that denotes not only memory loss but degeneration of all motor abilities. It has been estimated that the incidence of Alzheimer s and other dementias among the ageing in India is as high as 47 per cent. . This is the story of Krishna Bhattacharya s fight against Alzheimer s written by her husband. It is a frank sensitive and unsentimental account of inadequate medical knowledge; of the importance of care; the ethics of care-giving; and the confusing heartrending often frustrating but also uplifting experience of living with a loved one who is living with Alzheimer s. . In this moving account Ranabir Samaddar turns his attention to one of the most critical issues of human life today. He writes with the insight of a sociologist and the compassion of one for whom quality of life depends as much or more on human interaction and empathy as it does on palliative therapy.