My Alzheimer’s Journey: Failing again
Three years ago, I was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s. I failed to score high enough on some fairly basic memory tests and therefore qualified for...
Read moreThree years ago, I was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s. I failed to score high enough on some fairly basic memory tests and therefore qualified for...
Read moreNo one should be surprised to learn that I read a lot about Alzheimer’s. I have a standing Google query that delivers the latest about...
Read moreOnce again, the day was going so well. I had scheduled a meeting at the Delaware Valley chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association in downtown Philadelphia...
Read moreThe morning began pleasantly enough. A sweaty and fulfilling indoor row followed by breakfast with one of my very best friends. By the time we...
Read moreLast March, a much-anticipated drug trial for a possible Alzheimer’s treatment was cancelled after a “futility analysis” found that the “trials were unlikely to meet...
Read moreWhat if I had only flossed when I was in my 20s? Would I have Alzheimer’s today? Those were the thoughts reverberating through my head...
Read moreShe had us at the first hug. She nuzzled her tiny snout into each of our shoulders and couldn’t have been any cuter if she...
Read moreA few weeks ago, my sister and I visited a friend from childhood who had been fighting colorectal cancer for more than five years. A...
Read moreI like to think that I continue to be fairly good with words, but more than a week has passed since my husband Tim and...
Read moreThe scene: A gorgeous wood-paneled conference room in a century-old building on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania. Seated around the table: Dr. John...
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