| Edition |
New Horizons: Expanded Edition. |
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Revised/Expanded edition. |
| Description |
xxvii, 376 pages : illustration ; 21 cm |
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Biography marcgt |
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Book tlcgt |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
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! |
| Contents |
A place of recall -- Mr. Potato Head -- Hell no! -- Heading out to Pluto -- "Denial ain't a river in Egypt" -- The wayback machine -- Smart pills -- Rocks in my head -- American pie -- Forget-me-nots -- Dead-end street -- Passing the baton -- Angels unawares -- Groundhog Day -- Out to the Kuiper Belt -- New horizons -- The demons were chasing -- "Ya gotta believe!" -- Winter solstice -- Seeking redemption -- Switzerland or bust... -- Sweet Adeline -- "Which one of you nuts has got any guts?" -- "Miles from nowhere" by Mary Catherine McGeorge O'Brien -- The good and the bad by Conor Michael O'Brien -- Unforgettable by Brendan McGeorge O'Brien -- Walking the faith by Colleen (O'Brien) Everett. |
| Subject |
O'Brien, Greg -- Mental health.
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O'Brien, Greg. (OCoLC)fst00248908
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Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Family relationships.
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Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Biography.
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Alzheimer's disease -- Patients.
(OCoLC)fst00806557
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Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Family relationships.
(OCoLC)fst00806564
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Mental health. (OCoLC)fst01016339
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| Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies. (OCoLC)fst01919894
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Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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| Added Author |
Genova, Lisa, writer of foreword.
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Shenk, David, 1966- writer of supplementary textual content.
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| ISBN |
9780991340187 (paperback) |
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0991340183 (paperback) |
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