Last Dance at the Savoy: Life, Love and Caregiving for Someone with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

by Yvette Bordelon (Foreword by), Kathryn Leigh Scott

Overview

When Kathryn Leigh Scott's husband was diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a neurological disease for which there is (so far) no cure, it was a devastating time for both of them, not least because so little is known about the cause or treatment of a disease that affects some 20,000 Americans, a number similar to that of Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS).

Last Dance at the Savoy is both a personal story about Scott's husband, Geoff Miller, the founding editor of Los Angeles magazine, who lived life fully despite having a terminal illness, and a sharing of her insights on dealing with the day-to-day issues of caring for someone with a progressive neurological condition. Scott "often yearned for someone to figuratively take my hand and walk with me through the difficult times; I hope through this book I can reach out to you with encouragement and practical advice."

Last Dance at the Savoy includes a resource guide that provides facts about prime-of-life diseases; contact information for support organizations, research studies and clinical trials; where to find handicap products and equipment; and recommended caregiving publications and family conferences.

Contains a foreword by Yvette Bordelon, MD, PhD, a neurologist at UCLA whose clinical work involves the diagnosis and treatment of movement disorders.

"Scott provides a remarkably personal portrait of a romance that transcended tragedy...Poignant, candid and almost painfully intimate, Last Dance at the Savoy is like having coffee with a close friend and discussing her recent loss. You'll only wish you could take her hand while she talks."―Examiner.com

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780986245961
Publisher:	Cumberland Press
Publication date:	02/25/2016
Pages:	334
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Kathryn Leigh Scott is an author, an actress and a volunteer spokesperson for the national CurePSP Foundation. She has written several nonfiction books and novels. She grew up on a farm in Robbinsdale, Minnesota, and resides in New York City and Beverly Hills, where she continues to work as an actress. Please visit her website at kathrynleighscott.com.