Losing my Mind
An Intimate Look at Life with Alzheimer's

Thomas DeBaggio was diagnosed with Alzheimer's at age fifty-seven. He had already written and published three books. He undertook the challenging task of writing about his personal progression of the disease. It is an incredible firsthand account of Alzheimer's. Powerful book, particularly for those......more

I got this book a couple years ago after learning my mom had Alzheimer's and seeing an interview with DeBaggio's wife on the Today show. I read a little into it and was soooo confused that I put it down and didn't pick it up again until this summer. My mom's Alzheimer's has progressed into Stage 5/6......more

I thought this was a powerful book providing great insight in Alzheimer's and Dementia. While reading this I realized how blessed I felt and how sorry I was for the pain that Tom went through. I have already lived 5 years past the age of his diagnosis and look back at those 5 years of memories with......more

DeBaggio, who died many years ago, writes about what it feels like to receive a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s. Unfortunately, his forays into his childhood aren’t interesting - he obviously wrote those parts as a way to preserve his past for his family and friends. Also, since this is an old book, the in......more

This is now the fourth book in a row I’ve read about Alzheimer’s and the first by an actual sufferer; the novel I read was written from the perspective of a sufferer but the author didn’t have the disease and so it was a more polished and structured book than this although not a bad book and clearly......more