
Alzheimer's Canyon
One Couple's Reflections on Living with Dementia
Publisher
Rootstock Publishing
Publication
Nov 01, 2022
Format
Paperback/Softback
Illustrated
No
Price
18.99
Dimensions
6 x 9 in
ISBN
9781578691111
Pages
272
Age
Adult 18+
Category
Health & FitnessSelf-HelpBiographies & MemoirsGeneral Nonfiction
Rights Sold
🌍 World Wide Rights Available
Description
Awards & Endorsements
Award
Review
Author(s)

Jane Dwinell

Sky Yardley
Related Titles
Alzheimer's Canyon
One Couple's Reflections on Living with Dementia
Rootstock Publishing
Health & Fitness · Self-Help · Biographies & Memoirs · General Nonfiction
About the Book
What do you do when your reality slips away? If you're Sky Yardley and Jane Dwinell, you accept each new challenge, reshape your life, and write.
When Sky was diagnosed with "probable early stage Alzheimer's" at age 66, he was determined to live as fully with his new reality as possible. He researched dementia, talked about dementia, connected with other people with the disease, and, finally, he wrote about it. With humor and honesty, love and compassion, Sky and his wife Jane describe what it's like to live with a constantly evolving and mysterious new life. "The brain is a mysterious thing," writes Jane, as Sky muses about traveling unmapped roads with no GPS.
Welcome to Alzheimer's Canyon: there is one way in, and no way out. Follow Sky and Jane as they navigate this journey they did not ask to take, a journey that balances pain, loss, and confusion with gratitude, wonder, and transformation.

About the Author
Jane Dwinell
Jane Dwinell is a retired RN, freelance writer, and Unitarian Universalist minister. She is the author (or co-author) of four books including Birth Stories: Mystery, Power, and Creation and Alzheimer’s Canyon: One Couple’s Reflections on Living with Dementia. She lives in northern Vermont with her two cats, Tubby and Pogo, and her garden.

About the Author
Sky Yardley
Sky Yardley & Jane Dwinell were together for 36 years. They raised two children, for many years had a small farm, and retired in their fifties to travel and do volunteer work. They both had successful careers—Sky as a family mediator, and Jane as an RN, freelance writer, and Unitarian Universalist minister. As an avocation together they designed and built seven houses and renovated two others. Sky was diagnosed with “probable early stage Alzheimer’s disease” in the summer of 2016. He had been showing signs of memory loss since 2012, most significantly since 2015. He was 66 when he was diagnosed. Jane was 62. Sky died in 2021, after chronicling with Jane his five-year decline from this fatal disease, the sixth-leading cause of death in the US.
Current Licenses
World Wide Rights Available
Awards & Endorsements
Award
2023 IPNE Award Winner, Narrative Nonfiction
2022 Foreword INDIES Finalist, Health (Adult Nonfiction)
2023 Eric Hoffer Book Award Category Finalist
5-Star Readers’ Favorite
Review
“This exquisite and intimate book is like a love letter from an unknown address. Jane Dwinell and Sky Yardley take us on a journey with them into the uncharted world of Alzheimer's Disease. They bravely navigate the depths of Alzheimer's Canyon, shining a light in a disorienting landscape. Their unflinching honesty about their lived experience serves as an emotional road map for anyone facing an unexpected challenge. Out of her grief, Dwinell offers this gift, and hope.”
—David Goodman, bestselling author and host of The Vermont Conversation
"In this book, Jane Dwinell and Sky Yardley share their life experiences from different perspectives, including Sky’s battle with Alzheimer’s disease. I enjoyed the stories about life on their boat as they traveled to see their family and live their lives to the fullest. I believe that it takes a very brave person to share the truth about how Alzheimer’s affects their life, as well as the lives of those that they hold dear. I recommend Alzheimer’s Canyon to anyone who faces this devastating illness or knows someone who does. The personal accounts in this book will help readers understand the daily challenges that come with the onset of dementia and those affected will know that they are not alone." --Amy Raines for Readers' Favorite
" An important and practical read for people living with Alzheimer’s disease and similar illnesses." --Kirkus Reviews
"In this book, Jane Dwinell and Sky Yardley share their life experiences from different perspectives, including Sky’s battle with Alzheimer’s disease. I enjoyed the stories about life on their boat as they traveled to see their family and live their lives to the fullest. I believe that it takes a very brave person to share the truth about how Alzheimer’s affects their life, as well as the lives of those that they hold dear. I recommend Alzheimer’s Canyon to anyone who faces this devastating illness or knows someone who does. The personal accounts in this book will help readers understand the daily challenges that come with the onset of dementia and those affected will know that they are not alone." --Amy Raines for Readers' Favorite
" An important and practical read for people living with Alzheimer’s disease and similar illnesses." --Kirkus Reviews