Gentle on My Mind: In Sickness and in Health with Glen Campbell

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The page-turning, never-before-told story of Kim Campbell's roller-coaster thirty-four-year marriage to music legend Glen Campbell, including how Kim helped Glen finally conquer his addictions only to face their greatest challenge when he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Kim Campbell was a fresh-faced twenty-two-year-old dancer at Radio City Music Hall when a friend introduced her to Glen Campbell, the chart-topping, Grammy-winning, Oscar-nominated entertainer. The two performers from small Southern towns quickly fell in love, a bond that produced a thirty-four-year marriage and three children. In Gentle on My Mind, Kim tells the complete, no-holds-barred story of their relationship, recounting the highest of highs-award shows, acclaimed performances, the birth of their children, encounters with Mick Fleetwood, Waylon Jennings, Alan Jackson, Alice Cooper, Jane Seymour, and others-and the lowest of lows, including battles with alcohol and drug addiction and, finally, Glen's diagnosis, decline, and death from Alzheimer's. With extraordinary candor, astonishing bravery, and a lively sense of humor, Kim reveals the whole truth of life with an entertainment giant and of caring for and loving him amid the extraordinary challenge of Alzheimer's disease. This is a remarkable account of enduring love, quiet strength, and never-faltering faith.

Kim Campbell was married to country/pop star Glen Campbell for thirty-four years until his death in August 2017. In 2011, Glen was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Kim, Glen, and their three children shared his battle with the disease in the award-winning documentary, Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me. In 2016, Kim launched CareLiving, a lifestyle guide and social movement designed to support and advocate for caregivers, and to encourage them to care for themselves while caring for others. She also founded the Kim & Glen Campbell Foundation to advance the use of music as medicine to alleviate depression, manage behaviors, and boost the immune system. An honorary faculty member of the Erickson School, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Kim holds a BFA from East Carolina University and studied interior design at UCLA. She lives and works in Nashville, TN.