“Heartfelt. Inspirational.
Poetry written with love, when loss can make words hard to find…”

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“Beautifully Poignant.”

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“A personal account. Raw in its immediacy. Highly recommend.”

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For the person who gave her everything. Her Mam.

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Dementia is not glamorous, no matter how you dress it up.

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In her debut book ‘I am you daughter, mam’, author Joanne Appleby shares a deeply moving articulation of a daughter’s love and devotion to her mother. A personal account of her uniquely original perspective of the journey with her mum through dementia, allowing you to be bear witness to the heart-breaking and long goodbye so many faces in similar situations.

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This moving anthology of poems uses language in clever but honest tone, evoking the shared emotional parallels of a much wider community, the deterioration intertwined with role reversals, and also the beauty in her parent’s 60-year long happy marriage, to die just 16 days apart. Her father from Parkinson’s disease, and her Mam to Vascular Dementia.

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‘It strips and rips the heart out of your chest, puts in back temporarily, and then rips it out again.’

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Each poem is a letter to her mother, but a principle to all people of the value and unbreakable bond between mother and daughter. It also pays tribute to the 25+ years of suffering endured by her father.

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Short, but necessary. A relatable reflection of the people in our lives who drive and inspire us, teach and nurture us, family.

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'I am your daughter, mam' is also available on Amazon, £6.00 Paperback version.

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About the Author

Joanne Appleby was born and raised in a small village in the heart of Northumberland, currently residing in Altrincham, Cheshire.

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Soon Joanne will be retiring from her career in care work, where she has worked as a personal assistant.  At that time she plans to write a lot more, and release further work.

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Joanne's spare time frequently revolves around her keen interest in swimming, which often sees her enjoying early morning swim training several times a week.

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Follow Joanne on Twitter here.

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Excerpt - MY THOUGHTS ABOUT MY MAM

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I have lost you
but you are still here.

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You look the same, just a little older
Your eyes look at me and I know that you
can see me but there is only a stare, and a
silence that shows you have gone but you
are still there.

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All we have now is the shadow of our Mam.
You are still the same but different.
You live without much knowledge that you
are still here.

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You laugh and chat and even swear
without a care!

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Whatever you are thinking wherever you
have gone, nothing and no one could ever
break our bond.

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