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    Detailing, an Alzheimer's Tale
    Detailing, an Alzheimer's Tale
    Detailing, an Alzheimer's Tale
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    Detailing, an Alzheimer's Tale

    By Thomas M. McDade

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    "Detailing" concerns a man going to visit his mother in a nursing home for the first time. He uses many measures to divert his mind from the situation and the guilt that hounds him. He revisits the past throughout his time with his uncommunicative mother.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThomas M. McDade
    Release dateFeb 19, 2015
    ISBN9781311273215
    Detailing, an Alzheimer's Tale
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    Thomas M. McDade

    Thomas M. McDade is a seventy-seven-year-old former programmer/analyst residing in Fredericksburg, VA, previously, in CT & RI. He's married, has no kids, and no pets. McDade is a 1973 graduate of Fairfield University. He served two tours of duty in the U.S. Navy. tommmcd2000@yahoo.com

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      Detailing, an Alzheimer's Tale - Thomas M. McDade

      Contents

      Title Page & Licensing Notes

      Acknowledgements

      Detailing, an Alzheimer’s Tale

      Title Page & Licensing Notes

      Detailing, an Alzheimer’s Tale

      By Thomas M. McDade

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2015 Thomas M. McDade

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This e-book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This e-book may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

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      Acknowledgments

      Special thanks Serala Press, Oakland, CA (1987) and Lompico Creek Press, Felton, CA (2002) for previously publishing this story in Love Is Ageless:

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