Will I Still Be Me?
- What does a dementia diagnosis mean for an individual's sense of self
- Christine Bryden shares her insider view on living with dementia and explains how a continuing sense of self is possible after diagnosis and as the condition develops
- Encouraging a deeper understanding of how individuals live meaningfully with dementia
- The book challenges the dominant story of people with dementia 'fading away' to eventually become an 'empty shell'
- It explores what it means to be an embodied self with feelings and emotions
- How individuals can relate to others despite cognitive changes and challenges to communications
- And what this means for the inclusion of people with dementia in society
