Broken Beauty: Piecing Together Lives Shattered by Early-Onset Alzheimer's - Paperback

by Sarah B. Smith (Author)

In the world of Early-onset Alzheimer's, here is a book all about life, love, and hope.
​Broken Beauty is the story of Sarah Smith's mother--known as "Beauty" to her family--and her family's journey through the devastating world of Early-onset Alzheimer's. Smith was a young mother in her thirties when her own mother's illness struck, so the family's shock and pain at the disease's manifestations is nearly unbearable. Not only is Beauty still young and fit; she is also Sarah's best friend. This powerful and personal story about a daughter facing the unthinkable and the love she found to carry her through will touch the hearts of everyone who reads it.

Author Biography

Sarah Bearden Smith is a housewife, mother of three, and a woman of deep faith, who has lived in Texas all her life. She was born and raised in the Houston area until her departure for the University of Texas at Austin, where she was a speech communications major and varsity cheerleader. After graduation, she remained in Austin, working in the software and high-tech industry. She and her husband and children live in Dallas, Texas, where they actively serve in assisted living and memory care facilities and support organizations such as Council for Life, Alzheimer's Association, the Women's Alzheimer's Movement, and Community Bible Study. Sarah and her family are members of Watermark Community Church.