Dears, This was in my inbox this morning, waiting for my approval and screaming GOOD MORNING NANCY! THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING. HOLD ON TO YOUR BOOTSTRAPS! Happy Valentines Day to everyone we love with Alzheimer’s disease and anyone taking care (like the Arbors, and Juniper where my dad was) of our loved ones with Alzheimer’s…
Category: Alzheimer’s
Okay, that was/is weird
Dears, This is my day. Woke up in a grumpy mood. Cleaned my house. Read the first chapter of a book called, “Disturbances of the Mind,” by Douwe Draaisma–who writes about identity and disease and doctors. Here’s a bit about it: Sergei Korsakoff, Alois Alzheimer, James Parkinson, Hans Asperger and other eminent scientists, are all…
Alzheimer’s and Identity
Dears, I’m starting to think about my remarks for various speaking engagements in the upcoming months. And the primary matter rumbling around in my gray matter is identity. Who are we with Alzheimer’s disease? If we’re not acting like ourselves, are we still ourselves? But the self changes over the course of our existence. I…
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