Robin met his wife, Shoko, on the way to India where they lived and worked for 20 years before moving to London.
Robin trained church and community leaders in India and the UK, in cross-cultural understanding, leadership development and wholistic transformation.
Shoko died from heart failure in 2018.
When Robin Thomson and his wife Shoko were told she had Alzheimer’s, they had no idea what lay ahead.
As the disease gradually took over their lives, Robin watched as his adventurous and independent wife slowly seemed to disappear. He and their adult children...
Losing Things, One by One
In the first year after Shoko’s diagnosis, life continued much as normal. She could still manage day-to-day activities – looking after the house, cooking, sewing, writing letters, cycling here and there...
Provides insight into impact of Alzheimer’s
How to relate to Alzheimer’s sufferers
Contains information on available services and resources
How would you react to an Alzheimer’s diagnosis?
'It takes you into Robin and Shoko’s life in these years with ease and reliability. We share the day to day living, the progression of the disease, the character of love, and the ordinary business of life and caring'
