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Accepting Alzheimer's, One Lost Memory at a Time

ElaineD
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 Philip Gutis is a former New York Times reporter who was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's in 2016.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/04/well/mind/accepting-alzheimers-one-lost-memory-at-a-time.html

Very moving.

ElaineD

 

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  • Jeff86
    Jeff86 Member Posts: 684
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    Thanks, Elaine.  It’s a beautiful essay and, as you say, moving.
  • Buggsroo
    Buggsroo Member Posts: 573
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    I read this and I cried. This man sounds so sensitive and caring. I hate this disease, it is a thief in the night, stealing parts of our loved ones until nothing is left. Thanks for recommending it.

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