A Tattoo on My Brain: A Neurologist's Personal Battle Against Alzheimer's Disease

ISBN-13: 9781108838931 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 254 str.

Teresa H. Barker

Opis

An engaging account of a neurologist's experience with an Alzheimer's diagnosis, a disease he spent decades treating in others.

Recenzje

'… powerful, informative, and intensely personal story of a recently retired neurologist diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer's disease … Readers are enabled to become Gibbs's companions on his path. Highly recommended.' L. R. Barley, Choice Connect

Spis treści

Acknowledgements; Introduction; Prologue; 1. Beacon Rock; 2. Forewarned and Forearmed; 3. The Smell of Baking Bread; 4. Sneak Preview; 5. A Stubborn Puzzle; 6. The Locked Box and the Family Tree; 7. The Measure of Memory; 8. Orcas, Nonetheless; 9. My Brain, My Self; 10. The Reveal; 11. Cognitive Reserve: Brain Cells in the Bank; 12. My Experimental Life; 13. When ARIA is More Than an Operatic Solo; 14. My Experiential Life: Living with Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease; 15. Madeleines, Music and African Doves; 16. It's Only Scary if You Look Down; 17. Beyond DNA: Family History Reconsidered; 18. NEWS AT 5: Retired Neurologist Battles Alzheimer's; 19. The Forest, the Trees and the Ground Beneath My Feet; 20. What's in a Name? Alzheimer's Reimagined; 21. A Meaningful Outcome; Epilogue: The Writing Life; Appendix: The MIND Diet Basics; Resources; Index.