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Managing the Decline

A Hopefully Not-Too-Depressing Book About Cognitive Decline, Dementia, and Other Cheerful Topics

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Managing the Decline

By: Alayna Smithee
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Are your loved ones plagued by invisible child thieves?

Or maybe things aren’t that bad. Yet. Maybe your loved one has just gotten a little forgetful. Like, they’ve forgotten to pay their taxes. For years. Or they’re a lot more argumentative than they used to be, or you’re noticing bruises, or they seem to be giving a lot of money away to a lot of strange people. . . . You’re worried that your loved one is entering into some kind of decline.

Well, you should be worried! Pseudonymous rando Alayna Smithee is here to let you know that when your loved one goes into decline, things can really suck!

She’s also here to share what she hopes will help make things suck less. Every decline is different, but Alayna draws on the Smithee family experience to help you manage it—to prepare you for what may come, to let you know what to look out for, and to suggest how caring people should (and should not) work together to protect their vulnerable loved ones.

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