Being diagnosed with a severe condition like Alzheimer’s can bring a wave of emotions. Alzheimer’s disease, to some, is a simple illness to which most older generations experience. They find it as a disease where memories only slowly deteriorate. However, all of these are half the truth of the degenerative…
Most of us have read Going… Going… by Jack Weaver, Just Kids by Patti Smith, and The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank. Yes, these are all memoirs. What’s so special about memoirs? Essentially, a memoir is a collection of memories typically in narrative form. This makes visible…
Anyone who has read Jack Weaver’s memoir will realize the magnitude of Alzheimer’s disease, which does not only steal one’s memory but also shortens his/her life span. Anyone who thinks he/she could prevent the disease early on or lower their risk for developing Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia will…
Many people get a glimpse of Alzheimer’s disease from watching movies, such as The Notebook (based on the novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks) or reading books such as Going Going: The Abduction Of A Mind by Jack Weaver, a memoir that narrates the author and his wife’s…
Alzheimer’s is a frightening and daunting disease. It isn’t pretty for the one diagnosed with it and the family who have to accept this. This progressive disease gets worse over time and there is no known cure for it. You will catch sight of how your loved one slowly starts…
Life throws curveballs; it is how it is. As a person, you are bound to experience two kinds of moments, the good and the bad. But that does not mean that you let them disrupt you. Going through life could mean that ups and downs are the only constants. Sure,…
Ways to Aid a Person Diagnosed With Alzheimer’s Disease Managing a person with Alzheimer’s disease can be an intensely stressful journey, physically and emotionally. If you have a family member diagnosed with this disease, you probably know this already. This illness could affect the whole family and will probably be…
Inspirational writing is one of the best ways to encourage and influence many people. To write inspirationally means to create a literature that can touch something deep inside the hearts of many people and inspire them. There are plenty of authors out there who know exactly how to do this.…
Over the recent years, literature has seen a continuous increase in the popularity of memoirs among the reading public. A memoir is a form of creative non-fiction in which an author recounts and narrates important experiences from his or her life. It is basically a collection of memories written from…
Welcome. My name is Jack Weaver, author of Going… Going…. I’m so happy to have you as a visitor to my blog about my new book. This project is very special to me, and I hope to share some of that excitement with you here. I’ll be using this blog…