Dear A. We Live with Alzheimer’s

In the house where Anelka lives with her sister and parents, Alzheimer’s intrudes. Because of him, the beloved grandmother forgets everything, doesn’t recognize her loved ones, and struggles with the simplest tasks. Anelka writes letters: «Dear A., I want you to get out! Immediately!» The girl believes that if she drives A. away, everything will be alright, and her grandmother will recover.

This book is not about miracles, but about acceptance, love, and the importance of saying goodbye and letting go in time. This unique, touching, warm, and full of sad humor book was born from the personal experiences of Polish writer Anna Sakovich.

How to fight the relentless passage of time, illness, and old age? We look at these frightening questions through the eyes of a child, for when we confront the incurable illness of our loved ones, we all become helpless, like children.

«It’s a bit sad that everything is not as Anelka imagines, and Alzheimer’s cannot be driven out of grandmother’s room. I would willingly help her, for then I might be able to drive it out of my mother’s room. She also sometimes forgets my name and that I am her daughter. I know that soon she will turn into a little girl, just like Anelka’s grandmother. And I fear this just as much as my heroine does, even though I am already quite grown-up. (But adults are sometimes afraid too.)» - Anna Sakovich

Inside the book, you will find information about the «Alzrus» fund - the only charitable organization in Russia that deals with the problems of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.