He is author of six books, including the genius in all of us 2010, data smog 1997, the forgetting 2001, and the immortal game 2006, and has contributed to national geographic, slate, the new york times, gourmet, harpers, wired, the new yorker, the new republic, the nation, the american scholar, npr and pbs. First attracted to his subject by its horrific ability to. But only in recent decades, due to dramatic gains in human longevity, has alzheimers emerged as a true social health catastrophe. The living with alzheimers film project announces 2017. A journey into alzheimers, ompassion, and the joy of eing. Reflecting the diversity and global nature of the dementia crisis, this anthology is published in collaboration with us against alzheimers.
In support of our mission, we provide free access to accurate, current, and comprehensive information to people with alzheimers disease, family members, caregivers and health professionals through the emery resource library. Living with alzheimers how alzheimers caregivers cope. Portrait of an epidemic by david shenk afflicting nearly half of all persons over the age of 85, alzheimers disease kills nearly 100,000 americas a year as it insidiously robs them of their memory and wreaks havoc on the lives of their loved ones. Us against alzheimer s stories of family, love, and faith marita golden, george vradenburg, david shenk. She died of what david shenk calls the forgetting and of a common cold.
The project was created by david shenk, awardwinning author of the bestselling book the forgetting, in conjunction with cure alzheimers fund and was generously funded by metlife foundation. Afflicting nearly half of all persons over the age of 85, alzheimer. What is new is that in the west more of us live long enough to suffer from it. Recommended reading on alzheimers disease beliefnet.
I just finished reading the book and then interviewing greg for a forthcoming experience life article on the latest advances in the war on alzheimers. Listen to noah adams interview author david shenk on all things considered. Us against alzheimers stories of family, love, and faith marita golden, george vradenburg, david shenk. Since ancient times, senility has been considered a natural result of aging. David shenk is the national bestselling author of several books, including. David shenk is the awardwinning, nationalbestselling author of six books, including the genius in all of us deeply interesting and important new york. Through this chronological view, its easy to understand how far weve come in terms of understanding identifying and treating alzheimers, but also how much. David shenk presents us with much more than a detailed explanation of its causes and effects and the search for a cure. People are living longer than ever before, thanks to modern nutrition and medicine, and are thus paradoxically exposed to increasing risks of alzheimers. Alzheimers, portrait of an epidemic, by david shenk, anchor, 2003.
Shenk is a journalist and npr commentator who has written more than just a book about ad, but a moving exploration of the nature of memory and the history of the disease from its discovery to the present. Us against alzheimers book by marita golden, george. Alzheimers is peeling away life like an onion, very, very slowly and. He is creator and cohost of the public radio podcast the forgetting. Although the etiology was never clear, by the mid20th century some blamed hardening of the arteries. Videos tagged alzheimers holistic and practical support for alzheimers book trailer. The forgetting is a scrupulously researched, multilayered analysis of alzheimers and its social, medical, and spiritual implications. The greek legislator solon wrote about it in 500 b.
Mustread books for you, alz caregiver alzheimers and. David shenk, the author of the genius in all of us and the forgetting alzheimers. David shenk for close to ten years, writer greg obrien, diagnosed with earlyonset alzheimers, has chronicled its progression as an embedded reporter inside the mind of. David is also a filmmaker, and hes the creator and executive producer of the living with alzheimers film project. Lisa genova, author, new york times bestselling still alice this groundbreaking multicultural anthology shares moving personal stories about the impacts of alzheimers and. Shenk has found something beautiful and soulful in a condition that forces people to live in the perpetual. It is through stories like these that we begin to understand people living with alzheimers, and maybethrough empathy and compassionwe can heal what cant yet be cured. He is a popular speaker, a shortfilm director, and has. Welcome to the william bill emery caregiver resource center. Portrait of an epidemic david shenk written by journalist david shenk, this book traces the history of alzheimers disease starting from the earliest identification right up to the present day. A library for people living in central and western north carolina. The era of information overload with david shenk get.
Resource guide is courtesy of david shenk and living with alzheimers project. While alzheimers has been the subject of many excellent works of journalism and memoir my favorites are david shenks the forgetting. The book talks about how he detected fibers and plaques in. David shenk, living with alzheimers, the forgetting, a. Npr commentator david shenks book explores the history of alzheimers and the nature of memory. Neil postman for those of us living in alzheimers shadow, i want to thank you for the wonderful gift of your book. An awardwinning, nationally recognized journalist, he published a memoir in 2014, on pluto.
Shenks powerful narrative helps this book became a story of what happens. An indepth look at the entire spectrum of the alzheimers epidemicthe tragedy, the rising numbers, humankinds fascination with dementia, and the worldwide effort to find a curebased on the bestselling book by david shenk. First attracted to his subject by its horrific ability to destroy the human mind and body, journalist david shenk ultimately finds reasons to accept alzheimers diseaseand almost forgive itin the forgetting. It is a book about hope, faith, and humora prescription far more powerful than the conventional medication available today to fight. On this special episode, inside e street is joined by filmmakers david shenk and megan mylan. He movingly captures the diseases impact on its victims and their families, and he looks back through history, explaining how alzheimer s most likely afflicted such figures as jonathan swift, ralph waldo emerson, and william.
With grace and precision, shenk data song, a journalist and occasional npr commentator, presents a lyric biography of alzheimers, a condition specific to humans and as old as humanity. In his role as producer, shenk tasked four different filmmakers to each make a short film to show how families adapt to having a loved one who has alzheimers disease. Its time to change that perception and remember to live. He discusses the role of scientists, caregivers, and policymakers in the treatment. Hes a contributor to national geographic, slate, the new york times, wall street journal, the new yorker, the. A wonderfully readable history of the brain and of memory. Shenk traces the diseases path through history, uncovers.
The project was created by david shenk, awardwinning author of the bestselling book the forgetting, in conjunction with cure alzheimers fund. An urgent and moving exploration of the alzheimers epidemic, the fo. Popular alzheimers books meet your next favorite book. Afflicting nearly half of all people over the age of 85, alzheimers disease kills nearly 100,000 americans a year as it insidiously robs them of their memory and wreaks havoc on the lives of.
David shenk this is a book about living with alzheimers, not dying with it. Inside the mind of alzheimers, detailing his daily battle with the disease. David shenk is an american writer, lecturer, and filmmaker. My mother died soon after i had finished reading this book. Inside the mind of alzheimers, author of the forgetting, and creator of the living with alzheimers film project having lost a great grandfather to alzheimers, i cannot stress enough the importance of a committed exploration of the disease. Portrait of an epidemic, recently talked with mike cuthbert about his living with alzheimers film project. The forgetting by david shenk a brilliant and quirky new book on alzheimers offers food for thought on the unthinkable and a new, deeper understanding of. In 2007, shenk wrote, produced and directed four short films on alzheimers disease. Inside the mind of alzheimer s, author of the forgetting, and creator of the living with alzheimers film project having lost a great grandfather to alzheimers, i cannot stress enough the importance of a committed exploration of the disease.
National bestsellera powerfully engaging, scrupulously researched, and deeply empathetic narrative of the history of alzheimers disease, how it affects us, and the search for a cure. Marita golden is the awardwinning author of sixteen works of fiction and nonfiction, including the wide circumference of love, a 2017 npr best book and 2018 naacp image award nominee, published by. David shenks bestselling book data smog warned of the perils of an. Madeleine adelson, staff director of living with alzheimers film project. He movingly captures the diseases impact on its victims and their families, and he looks back through history, explaining. Portrait of an epidemic, explores the findings of alois alzheimer, a neurologist in the early twentieth century, as well as provides an overview of alzheimers. Books dementia action alliance dementia action alliance. Shenk portrays the history, the devastation and the future of the disease now diagnosed in. David shenk s brilliant book data smog names the problem, describes it, explains it and god bless him offers us help in coping with it. Afflicting nearly half of all people over the age of 85, alzheimers disease kills nearly.
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