Josefina

Confronted with the passing of her mother in 2016, due to complications from Alzheimer's disease, Dr. Wanda Colón-Mollfulleda turned her grief into action. Longing for the closure she did not believe possible, she embarked on a multi-year project that culminated with writing this memoir. Dr. Colón-Mollfulleda captures her mother's gradual decline in memory as well as its impact on her life and her entire family. Like a winding road, the story twists and turns as it portrays the peaks and valleys of a life short-changed by the ravages of an unforgiving, untimely disease. Told with palpable passion through the lens of a doting daughter, JOSEFINA voyages through the open lanes and hidden corners of an exceptional life's journey. With this memoir, the author honors the life of Josefina Cruz Gutiérrez, a daring, kind-hearted, loving, and resourceful warrior woman whose story deserves to be told and retold so that the purity of her essence can be immortalized. A source of inspiration for anyone being afflicted directly or indirectly by Alzheimer's disease, this book includes practical information about delaying and preventing the onset of a brain disease that progressively destroys memory and other critical mental functions. There is no better time than the present to combat Alzheimer's. Whether affecting a loved one, a neighbor, or a stranger, Alzheimer's does not discriminate. Let this book serve as a beacon of light against the darkness of this horrible disease. To make a donation to the Alzheimer's Association in honor of Josefina, please contact Dr. Wanda Colón-Mollfulleda via email at bjwwassociates@gmail.com or by visiting her website at www.bjwwassociates.com.