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I DIDN'T SEE IT COMING

Biography and Memoir

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Health and Wellness

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I DIDN'T SEE IT COMING

Scenes of Love, Loss, and Lewy body DementiaBy Mary Lou FalconeNarrated by Mary Lou Falcone

I DIDN'T SEE IT COMING

Length6h 18m

About this audiobook

In this memoir of love, loss, and Lewy body dementia (LBD), Mary Lou Falcone takes readers on a cathartic journey of caregiving that is filled with hope, laughter, and tears. At the age of ten, Mary Lou's life was forever changed when her father had a severe stroke that took away his ability to speak. While her mother worked three jobs, Mary Lou cared for not only her father but two younger siblings. Echoes of her childhood challenge return when she later faces the biggest test of her life: her soulmate of forty-seven years, the celebrated artist Nicky Zann, is diagnosed with the little-known disease Lewy body dementia, which ultimately claims his life. As her beloved husband' s sole caregiver throughout this difficult period, Mary Lou discovers invaluable resources for dealing with LBD, all of which she shares with her readers. In addition to Mary Lou' s firsthand account of her extraordinary journey, many friends and family, including world-renowned classical musicians, opera divas, directors, and actors, share their perspectives on her resilience in these pages. She emerges from great loss transformed and energized, as will the readers of I Didn't See It Coming.

Audiobook details

GenreBiography and Memoir, Health and Wellness

Length6 hrs 18 mins

Narrated byMary Lou Falcone

FormatAudiobook

Publish dateOct 3, 2023

LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Intro

30Lifelongfriendmb

2Sowhynow

31Operacompanygeneralmanager

3Nicky

32Doyenneofpublicists

4Isaygoodbye

33Thesovietpianistdefects

5Mystorybegins

34Nzinlove

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6Grandpa

35Ifindmysoulmate

7Mommyandtheorphanage

36Sextetofclients

8Daddyfallsinlove

37Nzandthemillenium

9Mommysdreamcomestrue

38Nzfullofsurprises

10Daddysnightmare

39Gammyscaregiver

11Mommysheartbreak

40Reflectionsongammy

12Igrowupovernight

41Marriagevalentinesdayanewheart

13Louismybrother

42Nzaskswhatshappeningtome

14Angelmylittlesister

43Lifelongfriendmbremembers

15Farewelltodaddy

44Whennickymetlewy

16Mypassporttotheworld

45Nzsnewdoctor

17Firstloveanimportantauditionandthedissolutionofboth

46Nzthefighter

18Foreverconnected

47Noitcantbe

19Imteachingatbaldwin

48Walkingtheroadtogether

20Apersontoberemembered

49Nzmytimeisapproaching

21Whoishe

50Livingwithlewylbdinrealtime

22Whoisshe

51Lastgoodbye

23Theworldfamouspianistvancliburn

52Meetlewyanaccessibleintroductiontolewybodydementia

24Motheroftheworldfamouspianist

53Generalinformationaboutdementia

25Theempress

54Helpfulresources

26Theolderman

55Abouttheauthor

27Thepriest

56Abouttheillustrator

28Mybigbreak

57Authorsnote

29Themaverickoperadirector

58Outro

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