Purple Cow's letter | devoted to recording the last decade of his father's companionship, and the daughter of former US President Ronald Reagan, "The Long Farewell", was warmly listed

According to the World Alzheimer's Disease 2018 Report, there is about one dementia patient in the world every 3 seconds, and there are currently at least 50 million dementia patients in the world, and this number is expected to reach 152 million in 2050. Of these, about 60%-70% are Alzheimer's disease patients. 27 years ago, people had no idea about Alzheimer's disease, and that changed with Reagan. On November 5, 1994, Reagan announced to the public that he had Alzheimer's disease. After this, the disease gradually entered the public eye through the media, Reagan used his popularity to awaken the world's attention to the disease, and in 1995 established the Reagan and Nancy Institute to specialize in the study of this disease, promoting the development of Alzheimer's disease prevention and treatment.

Recently, "The Long Farewell" was warmly launched by Tiandi Press, which tells the story of the 40th president of the United States, Ronald Reagan, who spent the last decade with his family during Alzheimer's disease, and the author is Patti Davis, the youngest daughter of Reagan. This book invites translators who are good at literary translation to carefully retranslate, and the warmth between relatives and the delicate and soft power are poured onto the paper.

In the book, Patti Davis travels back from the last days of Reagan's life to 1995-1996 and tells the story of the grief caused by Alzheimer's illness to her family as Reagan slowly left. Davis's writing is wise and elegant, and the words are full of philosophy. Of course, her description of the lifestyle of Alzheimer's patients is heartbreakingly vivid.

"The Long Goodbye" chronicles Reagan's daughter Patti Davis's ten years with her father, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease, and the warm time spent with her father and family in her childhood memories.

Patti Davis, formerly known as Patricia Ann Davis Reagan, the youngest daughter of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, the only daughter of Reagan and Nancy Reagan, is an actress, writer, and model. He is the author of "My Perspective" and "Angels Don't Die". Many of her articles have been published in Time, Newsweek, Harper's Bazaar, Vanity Fair, Between Town and Country, The Washington Post, and The Los Angeles Times.

Patti Davis was once known for her rebellion, and as the youngest daughter she was a well-known anti-war activist who stood up to her father's political views and nearly broke with her father and family. She made various rebellious moves to fight her family, such as attending a rally against her father, and even the name Patti Davis was a stage name she gave to erase her father and family, and everyone once thought that she hated her father. Years later, when her father fell ill with Alzheimer's disease, she returned to her father's side, reconciled with the family, and embarked on a long farewell journey with her family.

In this diary work, she skillfully connects her father's experience with Alzheimer's disease with her entire family history and her childhood memories.

"The Long Farewell" not only records the author's ten years of accompanying his father, but also records the author's own emotional changes from 1994 to 2004: from chaos to perseverance, from escape to acceptance, from sadness to peace. Let the author realize that the other side of life is not death, but forgetfulness.

So, when our loved ones are finally leaving, how do we live every day of having each other? How do I move on to later in life? What kind of outlook on life, life and death should we hold? While recording companionship, this book also provides an opportunity for everyone to rethink how to face death, so as to complete a self-education in the concept of life and death.

Although Davis called Alzheimer's disease a "lingering presence," she overshadowed the "piece of armor" disease with love, loyalty, and forgiveness. Her sincere and thought-provoking statement brought her father back to life and pushed readers to remember him.

Yangzi Evening News/Purple Cow News reporter Huang Yanwen

Proofread by Xu Heng

Source: Purple Cow News