The Father Who Didn't Know My NameThis is a true story of my beloved father's Alzheimer's disease. The Father Who Didn't Know My Name is told through the hurting eyes of his youngest son, myself, who is a Catholic priest. The book opens with the shock of my Dad's being lost, while the writer is in another state. Where DO you find your 78 year old, widowed, former firefighting father on a rainy night in New York City? The second part, "Reflections From the Twilight Zone," contais my struggle with the felt absence of God. |
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| Title | The Father Who Didn't Know My Name |
| Author | James Sheehan |
| Publisher | Coy Publishing, 2006 |
| ISBN | 0967280117, 9780967280110 |
| Length | 49 pages |
| Subjects | › › Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs Health & Fitness / Diseases / Alzheimer's & Dementia |
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