This memoir consists of three parts broken up into mini-vignettes things unfold chronologically, for the most part.

“Losing words and stories proves particularly debilitating for a woman who was once so enthused by them - with her husband, fellow teacher Rob, she “built a life of books and art and creativity. In Tangles: A Story About Alzheimer’s, My Mother, and Me, Sarah Leavitt reveals how Alzheimer’s disease transformed her mother, Midge, and her family forever. “The fabric of the Leavitt family is beautifully woven… In a scene with Sarah sitting beside her mother in the garden she can no longer attend to, Midge’s admission to feeling that she has lost all her own sweetness underscores poignantly what is at this memoir’s core - the observed and treasured remembrances of a gentle, vibrant individual.” I chose Tangles: A story about Alzheimer’s, My Mother, and Me by Sarah Leavitt. “Not only a spot-on portrait of the dark comedy and vast sadness that Alzheimer’s contains, the book is a fitting tribute to Leavitt’s mom.” Leavitt is represented by Samantha Haywood at the Transatlantic Agency, and the deal was brokered by Samantha Haywood with Transatlantic TV Film agent, Laura Cameron. Download scientific diagram Reproduced by permission from Sarah Leavitt, Tangles: A Story About Alzheimers, My Mother, and Me (New York: Skyhorse. To read more about this exciting announcement, please go to: “Monarch Media, Point Grey Pictures, Lylas Pictures and Giant Ant are teaming to produce an animated feature based on Sarah Leavitt’s acclaimed memoir, Tangles: A Story About Alzheimer’s, My Mother and Me.” This is a good source to see photographs of Leavitt’s family and work. A picture of Leavitt with her mother during her illness is included in the early and adult life section. DEADLINE ANNOUNCES ‘TANGLES’ ANIMATED FILM BASED ON SARAH LEAVITT’S ALZHEIMER’S-THEMED GRAPHIC NOVEL IN WORKS FROM MONARCH MEDIA, POINT GREY PICTURES, LYLAS PICTURES & GIANT ANT Tangles: Alzheimer’s, My Mother, & Me memoirist Sarah Leavitt (Interview) The Next Chapter.

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