{"product_id":"breathless-staying-in-love-through-als-ftd-and-beyond","title":"Breathless: Staying In Love Through ALS-FTD and Beyond","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThis book is for all those in love who find themselves on an unchosen journey. Not just a casual detour, like missing an exit on a fast-moving freeway. Not quite. This book is about being rear-ended, glancing off the guardrail, and finding yourself at the mercy of a tow truck. It is about the surreal, slow-motion derailment of your plans and dreams.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eCarol and Pete’s journey with frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) began in March 2014. They had just celebrated their twentieth wedding anniversary. Soon their life together became a series of doctors’ appointments, medications, hospitalizations, and eventually, long-term care living. Yet through it all, their love remained strong.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThis is not a fairy tale. Pete and Carol were far from perfect. They had their ups and downs, like any mid-life married couple. Despite being health professionals, they were no better prepared, nor more capable, than any other couple facing ALS-FTD and all that comes with it. Most people are poorly equipped for this journey.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThis is not a self-help book, nor a sentimental narrative.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eIt is a collection of stories drawn from the raw, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eromantic core of their experience.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCarol Mackenzie Jackson, PhD, PA-C has been a physician assistant since 2004. She earned a doctorate in health education in 1990, just before meeting Pete. She has authored several professional articles and essays. She is a community volunteer and has been a competitive runner since 1980. She is a woeful cyclist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dorrance Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":67735539581216,"sku":"9798902971719","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":67735539613984,"sku":"979-8-90297-671-4","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/3983\/1584\/files\/C_JacksonFC.jpg?v=1791813935","url":"https:\/\/bookstore.dorrancepublishing.com\/products\/breathless-staying-in-love-through-als-ftd-and-beyond","provider":"Dorrance Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}