Wendy Mitchell

Somebody That I Used to Know

Ballantine

Wendy Mitchell had a busy job, raised her two daughters alone, and spent her weekends running and climbing mountains. Then, slowly, a mist settled deep in her mind, blurring the world around her. In 2014, at fifty-eight, she was diagnosed with young-onset Alzheimer’s. In this groundbreaking book, Mitchell shares the heartrending story of her cognitive decline and how she has fought to stave it off. A chronicle of one woman’s struggle to make sense of her shifting world and her mortality, this book offers a powerful rumination on memory, perception, and the simple pleasure of living in the moment.