| On Pluto: Inside the Mind of Alzheimer's: 2nd Edition Contributor(s): O'Brien, Greg (Author), Genova, Lisa (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0991340183 ISBN-13: 9780991340187 Publisher: Codfish Press OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Diseases - Alzheimer's & Dementia - Psychology | Neuropsychology - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2018285371 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" (1.00 lbs) 417 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a book about living with Alzheimer's, not dying with it. It is a book about hope, faith, and humor--a prescription far more powerful than the conventional medication available today to fight this disease. Alzheimer's is the sixth leading cause of death in the US--and the only one of these diseases on the rise. More than 5 million Americans have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's or a related dementia; about 35 million people worldwide. Greg O'Brien, an award-winning investigative reporter, has been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's and is one of those faceless numbers. Acting on long-term memory and skill coupled with well-developed journalistic grit, O'Brien decided to tackle the disease and his imminent decline by writing frankly about the journey. O'Brien is a master storyteller. His story is naked, wrenching, and soul searching for a generation and their loved ones about to cross the threshold of this death in slow motion. On Pluto: Inside the Mind of Alzheimer's is a trail-blazing roadmap for a generation--both a "how to" for fighting a disease, and a "how not" to give up |