Conversations with Ed: Waiting for Forgetfulness: Why Are We So Afraid of Alzheimer's Disease? - Softcover

Ed Voris; Nader Shabahangi; Patrick Fox

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0981624812 ISBN 13: 9780981624815

Publisher: Elders Academy Press, 2009

Synopsis

How can we not be afraid of Alzheimer's disease? How can we not dread aging? By posing these questions we are inviting alternate ways of seeing Alzheimer's disease as well as aging. In so doing we do not want to minimize the suffering that people may experience watching a loved one become forgetful. Nor do we want to minimize that becoming forgetful and growing old can be painful processes. Rather, Conversations with Ed wants to create a positive cultural space for people who have dementia, for those who accompany them on their journey and for those who fear being afflicted with it.

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About the Author

Ed Voris is a native of Dallas, Texas, where he graduated from Southern Methodist University with a Bachelor of Business Administration. He also received a Bachelor of Divinity from Conservative Baptist Theological Seminary in Denver, Colorado. Following graduation he entered the construction industry with a principal interest in affordable housing; working in Texas, Washington and Hawaii. In 1986 Voris moved to Berkeley, California, for ongoing study at the Graduate Theological Union, where he joined the staff of the Center for Ethics and Social Policy. There Ed served as Organizing Editor of A Cry for Justice, a study of the Economic Justice statements of the major religious bodies, published by Paulist Press. Since then Ed has been a consultant to community development nonprofits, specializing in housing and finance. He was recently diagnosed with dementia.

Edition details

• Publisher: Elders Academy Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0981624812
• ISBN 13: 9780981624815
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 126