Jan's Story: Love Lost to the Long Goodbye of Alzheimer's
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (980 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1933016442 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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When CBS News Correspondent Barry Petersen married the love of his life twenty-five years ago, he never thought his vow, “until death do us part,” would have an expiration date. But Early Onset Alzheimer's claimed Jan Petersen, Barry’s beautiful wife, at 55, leaving her unable to remember Barry or their life together.
Barry earned one of his Emmys for reporting the Siege of Sarajevo for CBS Sunday Morning. He shared both Peabody and DuPont Awards for being a part of the CBS News Radio coverage of the Tiananmen Square uprising in 1989, and an Edward R. About the AuthorMultiple Emmy-Award-winner Barry Petersen has covered wars, genocide, interviewed dozens of stars, and several Bosnian War Crimes Tribunal suspects. One report he could have never prepared himself for, however, is when his wife, Jan, was diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer's at the age of 55.Barry works for CBS News and makes his home in Denver, Colorado, where he wrote Jan's Story.His website: barrypetersen/indexm. Murrow awa
He shared both Peabody and DuPont Awards for being a part of the CBS News Radio coverage of the Tiananmen Square uprising in 1989, and an Edward R. Multiple Emmy-Award-winner Barry Petersen has covered wars, genocide, interviewed dozens of stars, and several Bosnian War Crimes Tribunal suspects. Murrow award for, of all things, sports writing for a story on baseball coming to Beijing. One report he could hav
Barry's Story This book was our book club's July selection. Rarely have I felt so much disdain for an author. The book should have been titled Barry's Story. It was Barry Petersen's account of how his wife's illness affected him. It was full of self pity. I believe he kept referring to his wife's illness (Alzheimer's) as The . "PLEASE Reserve Your Judgment" according to DoctorJoeE. This story completely blew me away. Only time will tell, but it's my early pick for the most important book of the year; maybe the decade.That said, I'm certain there will be a profusion of outrage over it, and I can just see the reviews now: he's abandoned her -- he should be ashamed -- it's his story, not his . It was an incredible book. My wife of 3It was an incredible book. My wife of 34 Sharon L Gain It was an incredible book. My wife of 34 years also has early onset dementia, and I have been experiencing many of the problems that Barry experienced with his wife Jan. I had many a cry reading the book, but at least I know that I am not alone.. It was an incredible book. My wife of 3It was an incredible book. My wife of 34 Sharon L Gain It was an incredible book. My wife of 34 years also has early onset dementia, and I have been experiencing many of the problems that Barry experienced with his wife Jan. I had many a cry reading the book, but at least I know that I am not alone.. years also has early onset dementia, and I have been experiencing many of the problems that Barry experienced with his wife Jan. I had many a cry reading the book, but at least I know that I am not alone.