"Happiness is just like yoga, art, and music. We can learn and get better at it." - Dr. Price
Chris Price is a family medicine physician in Sacramento California where he has been practicing for the past 20 years. He's taking a unique approach to his practice and part of that is infusing the arts from the beginning to end of a visit to his office.
His book, Allison’s Gambit, is a very relatable story about the breakdown of a caregiver when faced with the burden of taking care of her mother with dementia. This novel asks the reader if they might similarly try and change their own fate if they would have a similar disease.
Allison’s Gambit forces the reader to a conclusion that seems inevitable once we let our mindfully explore an issue we never wish to imagine—our own death. Though Allison’s decision to start smoking may not be the most popular choice, there is one thing that will become universal. A better understanding that we need to focus on enjoying the most of what we can from each and every day.
Caring for her mother who is progressing through the stages of dementia upends what seemed to be a perfectly good life. However, there is a startling difference compared to the sudden death of her father the year before. In the case of her mother, caregiving results in a mental and physical toll. A toll which results in an increasingly large burden on Allison and her family. A burden heightened by the fact that it doesn’t appear that her mother even understands the sacrifices that are being made for her.
This book will challenge the reader to imagine how they would choose to live under these progressively difficult circumstances. Circumstances that most likely will be affecting all of us at some point in our lives. Difficulties that will likely create choices many will find overwhelming. If you knew you might suffer a similar fate, what decision might you make to change the outcome of your own life?
Connect with Dr. Price:
Twitter: @ChrisPriceBook
Instagram: @chrispriceauthor
Website: chrispriceauthor.com