It is always startling to me when someone I know, even if only through some make believe roles in make believe movies, dies and has been prior to her/his death living with a diagnosis of Dementia , probably of this or that type. Someone found the press release Mr. Heston read announcing his diagnosis, and I just read it. Reading... Read more
Is Alzheimer’s Disease Real? And more importantly to me and to 5,000,000 + other people like me, will a yes or a no or a maybe answer change my life for the better? Last week I was speaking in Ohio and someone told me the authors of “The Myth of Alzheimer’s” were also speaking nearby at another conference.... Read more
If I lost a limb (through an accident, or disease) I know even as it was being removed professionals would begin to marshal their skills to support and enable me to compensate for the lost limb. I would probably be fitted with an artificial one. Perhaps technology would be added to make the limb more functional for me. There... Read more
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