“A moving tribute to resilience, The Day after Yesterday exemplifies the power of storytelling to catalyze compassion and inspire change.”
Seth and Lauren Rogen, Cofounders, Hilarity for Charity
“Each portrait is a life to be seen and heard, inviting us to feel both what is lost and what cannot be lost. I felt inspired by the human spirit, touched by our shared humanity, my heart moved.”
Lisa Genova, NY Times best-selling author of Still Alice and Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting
“Words and pictures are two of the most powerful stimuli when it comes to Alzheimer's prevention and care—words to keep our minds sharp, and photographs to remember. In The Day after Yesterday, Joe Wallace uses the words and faces of those touched by Alzheimer's to poignantly remind us of the real lives this disease impacts and the reason we continue to fight tirelessly to end it.”
George Vradenburg, Founding Chairman, Davos Alzheimer's Collaborative; Chairman and Cofounder, Us Against Alzheimer's
“This book illustrates the essence and spirit of the millions of people with Alzheimer's disease and their families. Listen to the stories, wishes, and prayers of patients and families—a powerful and touching contribution in the fight to end Alzheimer's.”
Randall J. Bateman, Charles F. and Joanne Knight Distinguished Professor of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine; Director, Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer's Network (DIAN) and the Knight Family DIAN Trials Unit (DIAN-TU)
“A taboo surrounds dementia and Alzheimer's, a cloud of fear and misunderstanding that distances people from those with the disease, relegates them as gone, lost, other. “The Day After Yesterday: Resilience in the Face of Dementia” (MIT), a new book of photographs by journalist and photographer Joe Wallace, aims to destigmatize the people living with dementia by telling “a more complex and complete story.” The book includes dozens of portraits and short written bios and descriptions of Wallace's encounters with the subjects. The range of ages is striking: people in their 30s, having inherited a mutation that brings Alzheimer's to them early, all the way to age 100. “It doesn't matter how far gone they are into the disease,” says Daisy Duarte, who's guaranteed to have it by age 65. “They still have ears, and they still have a beating heart.” That beating heart, that vitality, and life-force, is present in all of Wallace's portraits. Alan O'Hare, of Dorchester, speaks of learning to have patience with yourself, and asking questions that ground you in the now: “What is it in this moment that you treasure? What is it about you that you treasure in this moment? Can you remember what you love about you? What do you love about right here, right now?” These photographs and words underline not just the fear and despair, because those are real, but the dignity and the humanity of people with the disease. In each image, one can see the burning twinkle behind the eyes that shows, I'm here, I'm here.”
The Boston Globe
"Wallace is a photographer whose portraits of dementia patients — sometimes posed with their spouses or children — have been in a traveling exhibit throughout Massachusetts and elsewhere for a couple of years. They are straightforward, ennobling and often quite glamorous, not so many degrees off from Marion Ettlinger's famous author photos."
New York Times Book Review
“It's a delightful, heartbreaking, tearful, surprising collection of profiles... This powerful book is great for someone with a new dementia diagnosis; it proves that life's not over yet. It's likewise great for a caregiver, gently ushering them toward grace. Get The Day After Yesterday. It's time for a talk.”
Terri Schlichenmeyer
The Bookworm Sez
“A compelling new book.”
The Alzheimer's Association blog
