Green Nails and Other Acts of Rebellion: Life After Loss Paperback 1631529196 9781631529191 Elaine Soloway

• Format: Paperback
• Author: Elaine Soloway
• ISBN10: 1631529196
• ISBN13: 9781631529191

Early in 2009, after more than a decade of marriage, Elaine Soloways husband, Tommy, began to change-exhibiting inappropriate behaviors at times, becoming inexplicably weepy at others. More troublesome, he began to have difficulty finding words. Ultimately, Tommys doctors discovered that he had frontotemporal degeneration-a diagnosis that explained Tommys baffling symptoms and transformed Soloway from irritated wife to unflappable, devoted caregiver in one fell swoop. In Green Nails and Other Acts of Rebellion Soloway documents Tommys deteriorating health and eventual death, shedding light on the day-to-day realities of those who assume the caregiver role in a relationship with uncompromising honesty and wry humor. Charming, frank, and ultimately uplifting, Soloways story reveals how rich with love and appreciation a life compromised by an incurable illness can be-and how even widowhood can open a door to a new, invigorated life.