Wendy Mitchell

When Wendy Mitchell was diagnosed with young-onset dementia at the age of 58, her brain was overwhelmed with images of the last stages of the disease. But her diagnosis far from represented the end of her life. Instead, it was the start of a very different one....

A phenomenal memoir, Somebody I Used to Know is both a heart-rending tribute to the woman Wendy Mitchell once was, and a brave affirmation of the woman dementia has seen her become.

Wendy Mitchell embarks on a journey to explore all angles of death: how we can prepare for it, how we talk about it with our loved ones and how we can be empowered to choose our own ending....

Wendy Mitchell had a busy job, raised her two daughters alone, and spent her weekends running and climbing mountains. Then, in 2014, at age 58, she was diagnosed with young-onset Alzheimer’s. Mitchell shares the story of her cognitive decline and how she has fought to stave it off....