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　　Jack Stewart was a longtime editor at the New York Times.

Linda was the U.S. representative of a French publishing

consortium. Theirs was a marriage graced with good luck, a union

from which each drew strength and joy in equal measure. In his

early seventies, Jack opted for retirement but continued to work as

a freelance editor and literary agent. The passing years were

enriched by travel, strong family ties, and the delight of

friendships.

Illness descended abruptly one October afternoon. Jack, awaking

confused and disoriented from a nap, was rushed to the hospital.

There the diagnosis was both swift and horrifying: Alzheimer's

disease. It was a pronouncement that instantly overwhelmed all

other considerations. Against her husband's loss of self-awareness,

Linda quickly found she had no preparation, no defense. As his

memory vanished, the essence of who he was vanished as well. 25

Months documents the struggle of a husband and wife to navigate the

treacherous terrain of illness.

Alzheimer's is being diagnosed with ever-growing frequency. It is

a disease of unknown origin, one that for now has no cure. The

illness relentlessly and incrementally shreds personality and

intellect. Yet every case is distinct, eliciting unique responses

from both patient and caregiver. In those responses can be found

the core of our character. The author describes the pain as well as

the unexpected flashes of joy that came with caring for her failing

husband. She describes as well the frustration of coping with a

health care system that, despite benign intentions, seems woefully

inadequate to meet the needs of Alzheimer's patients.

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　　Linda McK. Stewart

　　Linda McK. Stewart is a travel writer whose work has appeared in

major metropolitan newspapers and magazines in the U.S., Canada,

and abroad. She currently resides in New Jersey.

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　　Publishers Weekly 2004

　　June 21, 2004

　　25 MONTHS

　　Linda McK. Stewart. Other Press, $22 (288p) ISBN

1-59051-130-1

　　Stewart's second husband, Jack, worked for 34 years as a New York

Times editor, launched a respected African news journal and

pleasantly retired into a late career as a part-time literary

agent. One autumn afternoon, with barely any warning, he began to

exhibit undeniable symptoms of Alzheimer's, which changed

everything for him and his wife. Stewart's straightforward, deeply

felt memoir of the ensuing 25 months couldn't have been an easy

story to tell, much less write and rewrite into this solid and

often poignant book, but it's a strong narrative testimonial to her

husband and his last months. Stewart leaves no doubt of her

affection for Jack; her characterization of him nears hagiography.

Yet this was a second marriage for both, and there's scant

information as to why the first ones failed. Stewart also has

considerable experience as a freelance travel writer and draws on

that expertise in the book's heart, when her husband's memory has

become irrevocably fragmented. For example, some random comment of

Jack's connects with Stewart's memories of their travels to the

Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania to visit Louis and Mary Leakey. This

mixing of Jack's present-day deterioration with Stewart's precise

memories begins to promise something more, but the book soon

returns to the conventional, month-by-month story of Jack's

worsening condition, and the sad, simple story of a solid marriage

coming to an end.

书籍介绍

Jack Stewart was a longtime editor at the New York Times. Linda was the U.S. representative of a French publishing consortium. Theirs was a marriage graced with good luck, a union from which each drew strength and joy in equal measure. In his early seventies, Jack opted for retirement but continued to work as a freelance editor and literary agent. The passing years were enriched by travel, strong family ties, and the delight of friendships.

Illness descended abruptly one October afternoon. Jack, awaking confused and disoriented from a nap, was rushed to the hospital. There the diagnosis was both swift and horrifying: Alzheimer's disease. It was a pronouncement that instantly overwhelmed all other considerations. Against her husband's loss of self-awareness, Linda quickly found she had no preparation, no defense. As his memory vanished, the essence of who he was vanished as well. 25 Months documents the struggle of a husband and wife to navigate the treacherous terrain of illness.

Alzheimer's is being diagnosed with ever-growing frequency. It is a disease of unknown origin, one that for now has no cure. The illness relentlessly and incrementally shreds personality and intellect. Yet every case is distinct, eliciting unique responses from both patient and caregiver. In those responses can be found the core of our character. The author describes the pain as well as the unexpected flashes of joy that came with caring for her failing husband. She describes as well the frustration of coping with a health care system that, despite benign intentions, seems woefully inadequate to meet the needs of Alzheimer's patients.