Finding the Right Words
A Story of Literature, Grief, and the Brain
Cindy Weinstein
In 1985, when Cindy Weinstein was a graduate student at UC Berkeley, her beloved father, Jerry, was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. He was fifty-eight years old. Twelve years later, at age seventy, he died having lost all of his memories--along with his ability to read, write, and speak....
Publish Date
2021-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
2021-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
3.86
ISBN
9781421441269
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2023-02-19T03:21:05.000Z
If you've been following the sad #BruceWillis #dementia story, I highly recommend "Finding the Right Words" by Cindy Weinstein and @BruceMillerUCSF. My mom has dementia too, and the book is a fascinating blend of neuroscience and literary reflections. – source