Inside the Dementia Epidemic: A Daughter’s Memoir, is a book by Martha Stettinius of  Syracuse, NY, an editor with a master’s in English Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, she  love’s  language and  she plans to self-publish this important memoir and call to action. She needs financial help to get it on the shelves.

Learn more about Martha’s Kickstarter fundraising campaign, and how you can get acknowledged for your contribution with autographed copies, you or your loved one’s name listed in the book, or a home baked Finger Lakes specialty, the grape pie, made and shipped overnight express just for you.

The following from Martha’s Kickstarter fundraising campaign page:

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Why Support This Book Project?

Seven years ago, my mother, Judy, who is living with late-stage Alzheimer’s disease, moved in with me and my young family. I write about the challenges I faced as her dementia worsened, and how I sought help as she moved from her remote cottage on a lake in Upstate New York, to our home in a cohousing neighborhood, then to an assisted living facility, a rehabilitation center when she fell and suffered a fracture, a “memory care” facility for people with dementia, and a nursing home. Read more…