{"product_id":"dementia-denied-one-womans-true-story-of-surviving-a-terminal-diagnosis-reclaiming-her-life-9798988520283","title":"Dementia Denied: One Woman's True Story of Surviving a Terminal Diagnosis \u0026 Reclaiming Her Life","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA True Medical Mystery Memoir That Dares to Ask: What if the mind wasn't lost-just waiting to be heard?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiagnosed with terminal dementia. Bedbound. Hallucinating. Given just weeks to live. Everyone believed Ginger Smith's story was over. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey were wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 83, after years of trauma, polypharmacy, and steady cognitive decline, Ginger began to reawaken-piece by piece. Now 88 and living independently, she's sharing her astonishing journey from near-death to clarity in a memoir that challenges everything we think we know about dementia, diagnosis, and decline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mainstream medical view still holds that there is no cure for dementia-and for many people, that remains tragically true. But that's \u003cem\u003eexactly\u003c\/em\u003e why Ginger's story felt so urgent to share. It isn't presented as a miracle or a guaranteed path. It's one woman's extraordinary lived experience: reversing her symptoms and reclaiming her independence after being on death's door.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDementia Denied\u003c\/em\u003e is more than a memoir.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a challenge. A blueprint. A quiet rebellion against the idea that decline is our only option.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by Ginger Smith-a retired speech-language pathologist who worked alongside neurology professionals at Stanford University Medical Hospital and \u003cstrong\u003etrained physicians at both Stanford \u0026amp; UCSF\u003c\/strong\u003e-this book blends her personal experience with a researcher's lens. 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If nothing else, her journey offers a \u003cem\u003eglimmer of possibility\u003c\/em\u003e-not false hope, but a reason to keep asking questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause sometimes, the miracle isn't just surviving-it's \u003cstrong\u003ereturning with clarity, purpose...\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eand a voice that refuses to be silenced\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e S.R. Hatton Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798988520283\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.51d","brand":"S. R. 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