Graham Gaines’s Reviews > Dementia: Living in the Memories of God > Status Update
Graham Gaines
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Definitely more academic than the last book I read on dementia. But what a banger of a subtitle. From the intro:
"It will be one of the tasks of this book to show that...the human beings experiencing it do not dissolve. They are certainly changed and there is much suffering and cause for lament. But these people remain tightly held within the memories of God." (p 15)
I'm excited for this one
— Oct 08, 2026 07:35AM
"It will be one of the tasks of this book to show that...the human beings experiencing it do not dissolve. They are certainly changed and there is much suffering and cause for lament. But these people remain tightly held within the memories of God." (p 15)
I'm excited for this one
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Graham Gaines
is on page 102 of 308
" 'i think therefore I am' is not easily replaced with 'I will, feel, and relate while disconnected by forgetfulness from my former self, but I am'...Human beings are much more than sharp minds, powerful rememberers and economic successes." (81)
What a privilege it is as a chaplain to have the chance to remind people of this regularly
— Oct 18, 2026 07:41PM
What a privilege it is as a chaplain to have the chance to remind people of this regularly
Graham Gaines
is on page 60 of 308
Quoting a woman whose husband has Alzheimers: "How do I know that the poor man isn't hidden somewhere, behind all that confusion, trying to reach out and say 'I love you'?" (60)
— Oct 15, 2026 02:51PM