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1. www.newyorker.com › magazine › 2001/09/10What Alzheimer’s Takes Away | The New Yorker

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   Sep 2, 2001 · Personal History. My Father’s Brain. What Alzheimer’s takes away. By Jonathan Franzen. September 2, 2001. Art work by Susan Rothenberg. Here’s a memory.

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3. www.amazon.com › My-Fathers-Brain-Shadow-AlzheimerMy Father's Brain: Life in the Shadow of Alzheimer's

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   Apr 11, 2023 · In the book, Jauhar sets his father’s descent into Alzheimer’s alongside his own journey toward understanding his father’s disease. It was named a best book of 2023 by The New Yorker, and is a Smithsonian top ten science book of 2023.

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4. www.goodreads.com › show › 9267941-my-father-s-brainMy Father's Brain by Jonathan Franzen | Goodreads

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   Jan 1, 2002 · An essay detailing the devastating effects of Alzheimer's disease. Jonathan Franzen recounts a tragic period of family history, his initial hesitation in acknowledging his father's declining mental state and the heartbreaking years of the inevitable, painfully slow end.

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   Is my father's brain a good book?

   • MY FATHER'S BRAIN, his latest book, is a memoir of his relationship with his father as he succumbed to dementia. In the book, Jauhar sets his father’s descent into Alzheimer’s alongside his own journey toward understanding his father’s disease. It was named a best book of 2023 by The New Yorker, and is a Smithsonian top ten science book of 2023.

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   How does Franzen describe his father's dementia?

   • While Franzen also describes the toll his father’s dementia exacts on the immediate family—as well as some truths it uncovers about his parents’ marriage—he does not put a significant emphasis on family effects. Interwoven in Franzen’s recounting of his father’s plight are a few digressions on Alzheimer’s disease.

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   What is my father's brain by Sandeep Jauhar about?

   • My Father’s Brain by Sandeep Jauhar is a personal memoir that explores the effects of Alzheimer’s disease on the individual and the family. As a physician-writer, Jauhar is well-positioned to weave together the narrative history of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia with his own experience as a son and caregiver.

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   What does Franzen say about Alzheimer's disease?

   • In yet one other digression, Franzen reminds us that Alzheimer’s disease as originally described in 1906 was a rare type of dementia characterized by early onset in middle age and rapid progression.

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   Summary. Jonathan Franzen tells the story of his father’s slow and inexorable decline from Alzheimer’s disease. His story is a familiar one, and one that millions of people can now tell: at first the initial odd behaviors and memory failures attributed to various causes other than dementia, then the diagnosis and medical interventions to ...

7. www.harvard.com › book › my_fathers_brainMy Father’s Brain: Life in the Shadow of Alzheimer’s

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   Apr 11, 2023 · An acclaimed physician's affecting memoir of his father's dementia and his own inquiry into the brain. Almost six million Americans—about one in every ten over the age of sixty-five—have Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias, and this number is projected to more than double by 2050.

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   Apr 11, 2023 · My Father's Brain. Life in the Shadow of Alzheimer's. Author: Sandeep Jauhar. Honors. Read Excerpt. About This Book. Named a best book of the year by The New Yorker | A Smithsonian top ten science book of 2023 | One of AARP magazine's favorite books of 2023. Read More. Page Count. 256. Genre. Bios & Memoirs. On Sale. 04/11/2023. Book Details.

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    Apr 11, 2023 · 908 ratings135 reviews. “Blending the humor, compassion, and absorbing family drama of first-rate memoir with expert science writing, [Sandeep Jauhar] has composed a can’t-miss introduction to what has been called the Age of Alzheimer’s.” ―Sanjay Gupta, author of Keep Sharp and World War C.