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100	1		_aDeBaggio, Thomas _d, 1942-
245	1	0	_aLosing my mind _b: An intimated look at life with alzheimer's _c/ Thomas DeBaggio
260			_aNew York _b: The Free Press _c, 2002
300			_a210 p. _c; 23 CM.
520			_aWhen Tom DeBaggio turned fifty-seven in 1999, he thought he was about to embark on the relaxing golden years of retirement -- time to spend with his family, his friends, the herb garden he had spent decades cultivating and from which he made a living. Then, one winter day, he mentioned to his doctor during a routine exam that he had been stumbling into forgetfulness, making his work difficult. After that fateful visit, and a subsequent battery of tests over several months, DeBaggio joined the legion of twelve million others afflicted with Alzheimer's disease. But under such a curse, DeBaggio was also given one of the greatest gifts: the ability to chart the ups and downs of his own failing mind. Losing My Mind is an extraordinary first-person account of early onset Alzheimer's.
650		4	_aAlzheimer's disease _x- Patients - Biography
650		4	_aDeBaggio, Thomas, 1942-
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