Graphic Medicine

A memoir of the author's experiences of her mother's battle with dementia. The narrative illustrates the two-way nature of storytelling as a process that heals both the giver and the receiver of story.

Once a sharp, strong-willed and independent woman, Roher's grandmother's life took an unexpected turn when an accident left her with a brain injury, leading to early onset dementia.This story illuminates the often overlooked narrative of a senior, her complicated history and inner life.

Based on his family's experience of his father's Lewy Body Dementia, Alex Demetris' comic explores one of the most common yet often unheard of types of dementia; what it is, its symptoms, living in a care home and the impact on people living with the condition and their families

The author's experience helping her accompanied her 90-year-old mother navigate a labyrinthine, often heartless long-term care system

A touching memoir that counters the traditional narrative around Alzheimer's and elder care.

Chronicles the final years of Lars and Rachel's lives, their relationship with one another and with their daughter, and how they cope with the emotional fragility of the most taxing time in their lives.

This book confronts the complexity of Alzheimer's disease, shares a her family's journey through a harrowing range of emotions - shock, denial, hope, anger, frustration - all the while learning to cope, and managing to find moments of happiness. Also reveals moments, memories, and dreams that uncover a bond between a mother and a daughter that will never come apart

A beautifully illustrated graphic novel centering on a woman's experiences with Charles Bonnet syndrome, brought on by loss of vision and characterized by characterized by vivid and extraordinary hallucinations

Admitted to a home for the elderly because he suffers from Alzheimer's disease, Emilio's community life feels like an ordeal. In accepting his environment, he and new friend Miguel invent creative ways to enliven their daily routines and strike a blow for personal freedom.