Stolen Mind: The Slow Disappearance of Ray Doernberg

by Myrna Doernberg

Book Overview

A gripping medical mystery story. In August 1982, Myrna Doernberg and her two sons faced a family nightmare. "Something was happening to Ray," Myrna writes in the opening chapter of "Stolen Mind." Ray Doernberg, beloved husband and father, the center of a close-knit family, was slowing losing his memory and his abilities. Ray's doctors strove in vain to understand the progressive dementia that was destroying his life. It was not until a few months...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0912697326
• ISBN13: 9780912697321
• Release Date: March 1986
• Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
• Length: 223 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Haunting story -- I reread it every couple years!

This book is a must read for anyone who has interacted with someone who is slowly losing their mind. (In other words, nearly everyone!)I read this book every couple years to make sure I am familiar with the symptoms of dementia and how to deal with the victims of it.