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Tasha: A Son's Memoir by Brian Morton
4.0

As someone who works with the elderly, this book hit me HARD. Morton chronicles the last several year’s of his mother’s life as she travels deeper into the throes of dementia—at the same time, he reckons with the memories/regrets of their often difficult relationship. It is a deeply moving memoir, and also a searing indictment of the lack of healthcare options for elderly people in the USA—we’re talking elder abuse & roaches on nursing home walls. It’s conversational in tone/style while probing the heavy-heavy depths of content. I really really recommend it.