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…
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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…
The Final Chapter
Dears, Tonight, Allan and I are reading and editing the final chapters of Brain in a Jar. (And super special thanks to pal Tracy for pitching in on this round, too!) Tomorrow, I’ll send our changes to Broadstone. And then this chapter, this phase, is closed. Next time I see the manuscript, it will be…
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