Tangles provides a window on the complexity of Alzheimer's disease, and ultimately opens a knot of moments, memories, and dreams to reveal a bond between a mother and a daughter that will never come apart. Midge, a Harvard-educated intellectual, struggles to comprehend the simplest words Sarah's father Rob slowly adapts to his new role as full-time caretaker, but still finds time for word-play and poetry with his wife Sarah and her sister Hannah argue, laugh, and grieve together as they join forces to help Midge get to sleep, rage about family friends who have disappeared, or collapse in tears at the end of a heartbreaking day. In this powerful graphic memoir, Sarah Leavitt reveals how Alzheimers disease transformed her mother Midge-and her family forever. First published in 2012, Tangles tells the story of Sarah’s mother’s diagnosis with Alzheimer’s, and the effects of its progression on her mental and physical health. In spare black and white drawings and clear, candid prose, Sarah shares her family's journey through a harrowing range of emotions?shock, denial, hope, anger, frustration?all the while learning to cope, and managing to find moments of happiness. Sarah Leavitt’s poignant graphic memoir is as knotted and complicated as its evocative title would suggest. What do you do when your outspoken, passionate, and quick-witted mother starts fading into a forgetful, fearful woman? In this powerful graphic memoir, Sarah Leavitt reveals how Alzheimer's disease transformed her mother Midge?and her family?forever. Tangles provides a window on the complexity of Alzheimer's disease, and ultimately opens a knot of moments, memories, and dreams to reveal a bond between a mother and a daughter that will never come apart.Finalist for the Writers' Trust Award for Non-Fiction Midge, a Harvard-educated intellectual, struggles to comprehend the simplest words Sarah's father Rob slowly adapts to his new role as full-time caretaker, but still finds time for word-play and poetry with his wife Sarah and her sister Hannah argue, laugh, and grieve together as they join forces to help Midge get to sleep, rage about family friends who have disappeared, or collapse in tears at the end of a heartbreaking day. In spare black and white drawings and clear, candid prose, Sarah shares her family's journey through a harrowing range of emotions'shock, denial, hope, anger, frustration?all the while learning to cope, and managing to find moments of happiness.
It’s tough to read Sarah Leavitt’s Tangles: A Story About. What do you do when your outspoken, passionate, and quick-witted mother starts fading into a forgetful, fearful woman? In this powerful graphic memoir, Sarah Leavitt reveals how Alzheimer's disease transformed her mother Midge?and her family?forever. This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links.
Finalist for the Writers' Trust Award for Non-Fiction
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