Dr. Ghadirian's warmth and genuine concern for the individual with serious memory difficulties and his or her accompanying caregivers come across vividly. Reading this ILLUMINATING account brought many images and impressions of individuals suffering from this affliction to mind. As a competent & compassionate physician, Dr. Ghadirian pays sensitive attention to the emotional and spiritual issues that besiege families who find one of their loved ones beset with an affliction that can obscure the original personality and fragment memory. The analogy of a solar eclipse, due to the moon passing across the sun, plunging the once familiar landscape into shadows and darkness, is apt. Individuals afflicted with serious memory loss and especially their caregivers benefit from the clear, compassionate descriptions given throughout this concise yet pithy book. I read through it in one sitting. I highly recommend it for families and friends of those with memory disorders and for all involved.