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Author Wendy Mitchell passed away this week aged 68 after spending years documenting her battle with dementia. This is an extract from her bestselling 2018 book Somebody I Used to Know
Wendy Mitchell, who has died aged 68, spent a decade campaigning for dementia awareness; she was the author of three bestselling books, appeared on television, took part in clinical trials and research, wrote a popular online blog and became an ambassador for the Alzheimer’s Society.
I started losing weight very rapidly. I was convinced I had cancer. The GP sent me for tests and when they all came back clear she was delighted. How did I feel? Disappointed. Deflated.
Wendy Mitchell (author of One Last Thing: How to Live with the End in Mind) writes about the significance of Gabriel García Márquez’s posthumous novel—En agosto nos vemos [Until August]—in the context of his growing dementia, for The Guardian. [Many thanks to Peter Jordens for bringing this item to our attention.] Shortly before he died nine years…
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