In these poignant but unsentimental stories of parents and children, husbands and wives, Dasha Kiper dispels the myth of the perfect caregiver. Relying on cognitive and neurological research and borrowing from philosophy and literature, she explores the existential dilemmas created by dementia. Anyone taking care of a family member with dementia knows how difficult it can be, but Kiper explains why it is difficult, why the caregiver's mind often mirrors the irrationality, denial, and rigidity that typically characterize the patient's behavior. By focusing on the healthy brain's proclivities, Travelers to Unimaginable Lands reveals the neurological obstacles to caregiving, illuminating not only the terrible pressure the disease exerts on our closest relationships, but offering solace and perspective as well.