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Strange Relation
A Memoir of Marriage, Dementia, and Poetry
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This book is about:
- Dementia,
- Edwards, George,
- Hadas, Rachel,
- Family relationships,
- Patients,
- Marriage,
- Books and reading,
- Authors, American,
- 20th century,
- Health,
- Biography
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Author Interviews
Spouse's Dementia Leaves Poet A 'Strange Relation'
March 10, 2011 When poet Rachel Hadas' husband George began showing signs of early-onset dementia, literature became her life line. Not to soothe and console, but to make her sit up, pay attention and re-evaluate her experiences.
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