My Alzheimer's Diary: A Memoir of Alzheimer's Diagnosis - Paperback

by Raynetta Manees (Author)

"Mom, I think you may have Alzheimer's." These words were life-changing for award-winning novelist Raynetta Manees. Alzheimer's disease had already ravaged three generations of her family-her grandmother, mother, and brother. Now it was her turn to face the harrowing prospect of dementia for her own future. She shares her apprehensive journey of Alzheimer's disease diagnosis in this, her first non-fiction book. Manees focuses on the process of Alzheimer's disease diagnosis. This critical phase of the deadliest form of dementia is often inadequately addressed amid data on dementia warning signs and caregiver guidelines. Manees tackles this somber subject respectfully, but also with the light and often humorous touch that is her trademark. The book is a memoir, but additionally gives informational and technical insight, including the projected "Alzheimer's Disease Tsunami."

Author Biography

Raynetta Manees has been a best-selling, award-winning author since 1996. Her books are available in both digital and print editions and she is both traditionally published and self-published. Raynetta is the author of several five-star Black romance novels as well as a non-fiction book about #Alzheimer's. All Raynetta's books are available in print and digital format on Amazon, Barnes & Noble (BN.com), and the Google Play Store. Raynetta's landmark first-person novel, All For Love, first released in 1996, is now considered a Black romance classic. An updated e-book edition of the novel was released in 2013. This book is now Book One of The SuperStar Series. Raynetta celebrated her 20th anniversary as an author with the release of Book Two of The SuperStar Series, All For Love: The Superstar in Sept 2016. The book is a finalist for the 2017 Emma Award (the premier award for black authors of romance) for the Best Contemporary Romance of the year. Raynetta is the very first recipient of the Award of Excellence from RomanceInColor.com for her novel Follow Your Heart. She is currently working on Book Three of The SuperStar Series, All For Love: The Superstar's Daughter, which will be released in 2019. Raynetta Manees is a graduate of Wayne State University, with a degree in Mass Communications. Raynetta's love of the media arts is reflected in her novels, whose characters are involved in some aspect of entertainment/media. Raynetta has been a solo vocalist since childhood. The author is an accomplished actress who has appeared in numerous stage productions and in TV and radio commercials. As an on-air radio personality, she was known as "Shalimar Brown, the baddest girl in town" on AM 1180 WXLA. In June 2015 Raynetta released her first non-fiction work, My Alzheimer's Diary. The book explores Alzheimer's effect on her family and her own journey of diagnosis.