In the Land of Forgetfulness - Paperback

by Wayne A. Ewing (Author), Nicole Parsons (Foreword by)

In the Land of Forgetfulness meditatively reflects on dementia caregiving territory previously unexplored: the uncanny parallel of the language used to describe dementia from the outside looking in with the language used by contemplatives and mystics to describe their spiritual formation from the inside looking outward. The quiet passages are written in the interests of providing personal and professional dementia caregivers both solace and resource for the arduous, exhausting, and wearying journey with the Beloved into and through the land of forgetfulness. The spiritually curious will also find the meditations to be provocative and sustaining. The book is a companion volume to the author's previous multi-award-winning collection of reflections, Tears in God's Bottle.

Author Biography

Wayne A. Ewing, author of Tears in God's Bottle, a retired Episcopal priest and current journalist, served as the 24/7 caregiver for his spouse, Ann Margaret Wentz Ewing, during her five-year Alzheimer's Disease journey into and through the land of forgetfulness. He has taught at universities and seminaries both here and abroad, and as a pastoral counselor he has addressed healing with domestic violence perpetrators and the severely mentally ill.