Recently, some caregivers from India have written books to share their family experiences of living with and caring for someone with dementia. below is a list of the books we have checked out, with links to the more detailed descriptions of each available on our Books page.
- Handling Alzheimer’s with Courage and अल्झाइमर: साहस से सामना कीजिये A first-person account by Wing Commander (Retd) D P Sabharwal who looked after his wife Kanu, who had Alzheimer’s Disease. In English and Hindi.
- In the line of Alzheimer’s: The Mission Continues. A first-person account by Brig (Retd.) S P Bhattacharjya, then 84, who looked after his wife, Sukla.
- Krishna: Living with Alzheimer’s. Social scientist Ranabir Samaddar’s first-person account of the care for his wife (who had Alzheimer’s Disease), with special focus and commentary on late-stage care.
- A World Within: a remarkable story of coping with a parent’s dementia. Minakshi Chaudhry’s book describing her father’s dementia and decline, shares experiences and loving memories.
- Vismrit – A Journey Through Alzheimer’s, Bina Berry’s memoir sharing her mother’s life journey from childhood through dementia and to the end, full of personal stories along the way.
Additional dementia-related books from India, including ethnographic studies, are available in a blog post at Information and stories on dementia and care: Books from India Opens in new window and a fuller list is available at our page Books on dementia and care.
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