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Mission Possible: Finding Humor and Strength While Caring for Loved Ones with Dementia

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When Alexandra Allred's parents begin slipping into two different dementias, life turns upside down overnight. What follows is chaos, heartbreak, absurd humor, and a crash course in a care system no one is prepared for.

In Mission Possible: #LifeWithDementia, Allred shares the story she wishes she'd had in hand: the late-night emergencies, impossible decisions, bureaucratic nightmares, and quiet moments of love that still somehow hold everything together. Along the way, she builds-and leans on-the growing #LifeWithDementia community, a lifeline of caregivers, friends, and strangers who laugh, cry, advise, and remind one another they are not alone.

Part memoir, part survival guide, this book offers practical insight into recognizing red flags, advocating for loved ones, navigating memory care, protecting finances, and staying human in the middle of it all. With humor, honesty, and the "four H's -humor, honor, health, and history -Allred shows that while dementia changes everything, it doesn't erase devotion.

This is a companion, a manual, and a hand on your shoulder for anyone asking: How do we get through this - and how do we keep loving well while we do?

When Alexandra Allred's parents begin slipping into two different dementias, life turns upside down overnight. What follows is chaos, heartbreak, absurd humor, and a crash course in a care system no one is prepared for.

In Mission Possible: #LifeWithDementia, Allred shares the story she wishes she'd had in hand: the late-night emergencies, impossible decisions, bureaucratic nightmares, and quiet moments of love that still somehow hold everything together. Along the way, she builds-and leans on-the growing #LifeWithDementia community, a lifeline of caregivers, friends, and strangers who laugh, cry, advise, and remind one another they are not alone.

Part memoir, part survival guide, this book offers practical insight into recognizing red flags, advocating for loved ones, navigating memory care, protecting finances, and staying human in the middle of it all. With humor, honesty, and the "four H's -humor, honor, health, and history -Allred shows that while dementia changes everything, it doesn't erase devotion.

This is a companion, a manual, and a hand on your shoulder for anyone asking: How do we get through this - and how do we keep loving well while we do?

SPECS

  • Imprint: Brown Books Publishing Group

  • BISAC: Health & Fitness / Diseases & Conditions / Alzheimer's & Dementia

  • Format: Trade Paperback

  • Page Count: 328

  • Publication Date: October 13, 2026

  • ISBN-13: 9781612548449

  • Dimensions: 6" x 9"

  • US List Price: $24.95

  • Carton QTY: Coming soon

AUTHOR BIO

Alexandra Allred is an award-winning author who also made sports history as she was named the first to make and form the U.S. women's bobsled team and was named Athlete of the Year (1994) for her sport. Allred also made international news as she was pregnant when she made the team. For decades, both the United States and the International Olympic Committee have used Allred's training data as a safety guide for pregnant athletes.

Upon retirement, she played professional women's football at the request of Sports Illustrated and later established herself as an adventure writer for numerous national publications. She testified before the IOC at the London Games and lobbied on Capitol Hill for public health. She is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and continues to freelance, as well as partaking in public speaking on issues of empowerment and education.

Allred is a certified exercise therapist and adjunct professor for Special Populations and Chronic Conditions, teaching tomorrow's caregivers how to work with those who have been dismissed or overlooked, including those living with chronic illnesses/injuries.

Today, Allred remains most proud of her work Mission Possible: Finding Humor and Strength While Caring for Loved Ones with Dementia.