As Nora Jo Fades Away: Confessions of a Caregiver - Softcover

Cerasoli, Lisa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1589851900 ISBN 13: 9781589851900

Publisher: Five Star Pubns, 2010

Synopsis

Life goes from Hollywood to Michigan to Mars when Lisa and her family take in her grandmother who has dementia. The Weavers quickly discover the comicals of Nora Jo bring a whole new realm of crazy to their copasetic abode. And the question becomes, how high a price can they pay for this traumatic change?

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Life goes from Hollywood to Michigan to Mars when Lisa and her family take in her grandmother who has progressive dementia. The Weaver family quickly discovers that she isn’t the only one suffering. The “comicals” of Nora Jo bring a whole new realm of “crazy” to their offbeat but copasetic abode, driving it into full-throttle Darwinian mode. It’s officially “Survival of the Fittest” at the Weaver joint, and even the dogs are contemplating a quiet exit to “the farm.” The question is, how high a price can they pay for this traumatic change? And that’s when this foursome redefines the meaning of “compassion.”

About the Author:

In 2003, Lisa Cerasoli met with Ken Atchity about her screenplay. He said, Sounds like a novel. She started writing while simultaneously leaving for Michigan to care for her Dad. On the Brink of Bliss & Insanity was the result. It won The London & L.A. Book Festivals. As Nora Jo Fades Away, 2010 Paris Book Festival winner, evolved when Lisa & family took in her gram upon diagnosis of Alzheimer's. Lisa refers her documentary, 14 DAYS with Alzheimer's, as the sequel to her memoir.

About this edition

• Publisher: Five Star Pubns
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1589851900
• ISBN 13: 9781589851900
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 184