Even the Alzheimer’s Studies are Confusing

Dears, Oh for God’s sake. Even the news about Alzheimer’s research is confusing. The Lancet, a renowned medical journal in England, reports that dementia and AD rates are on the decline in Great Britain. Click here for full story. Here’s a quote: Dr. Marsel Mesulam, director of the Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease Center at…

Thinking without a Box

Dears, What are my dreams trying to tell me? I’ve had nightmares since I was kid, a young kid. More nights than not. So here’s last night’s episode: Allan called me to say that he’d given me a bracelet and I could go to the jewelry store and get it. I arrive at the store…

The Heart of the (Grey) Matter

Dears, For weeks now, I’ve been thinking about the next phase of my jarred life. The brain motif perfectly captured my grandfather and father’s battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Heck, it wasn’t even a symbol. It was real. Dad kept grand-dad’s brain in a jar. But I am me, not he. And I am moving into…