Up at 2 am with a #migraine that won't go away. When I last saw my family doctor she tried to help. Both of my biological grandfathers died of a brain tumor. I can't afford to get checked or treated for migraines or see if they are caused by a tumor. My doctor ordered a MRI, but after insurance I would still owe $800, which I obviously can't afford so that is that. She also prescribed me meds specifically for migraines but my #insurance wouldn't cover it because it was $2300 a month, if you can believe it. I still set an appointment with a #neurologist. The first appointment will only be $45 after insurance so I will at least get to see what he says, but believe or not I cannot get into to see him until July. After that whatever attempts he makes to get me checked I will likely not afford because my insurance will not cover his attempts to narrow down that is causing the #migraines that have been consistent for years now. But it will be good to get a specialist's opinion. It's just wild how impossible it is to get treatment of something I might die from.
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Thank you #EastChinaNormalUP for translating into Chinese Finding the Right Words: A Story of Literature, Grief, and the Brain, which was originally published in English by #JohnsHopkinsUniversityPress. #Neurologist Dr. BruceMiller and I are so honored, and I know my father, Jerry, for whom the book is written, would have wanted his experience known so that it might help others. He was a wonderful human being -- when he had his memory and when he didn't.
Thank you #EastChinaNormalUP for translating into Chinese Finding the Right Words: A Story of Literature, Grief, and the Brain, which was originally published in English by #JohnsHopkinsUniversityPress. #Neurologist Dr. BruceMiller and I are so honored, and I know my father, Jerry, for whom the book is written, would have wanted his experience known so that it might help others. He was a wonderful human being -- when he had his memory and when he didn't.
On 2.21, I along w/#UCSF #neurologist Bruce Miller & Dr. Luis Martinez will be speaking in an #Alzheimer'sAssociation webinar, "Narrative Showcase: Dementia Stories for Impact." We will share our stories of the #grief, inseparable from the #love, that comes w/watching someone you love suffer in the way #dementia causes suffering. We hope that telling those stories, through writing, helps those who are suffering as they watch, care, grieve. Here is the link to register.
https://alz-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sQoGLEVeSc62v3vgUegNQQ
On 2.21, I along w/#UCSF #neurologist Bruce Miller & Dr. Luis Martinez will be speaking in an #Alzheimer'sAssociation webinar, "Narrative Showcase: Dementia Stories for Impact." We will share our stories of the #grief, inseparable from the #love, that comes w/watching someone you love suffer in the way #dementia causes suffering. We hope that telling those stories, through writing, helps those who are suffering as they watch, care, grieve. Here is the link to register.
https://alz-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sQoGLEVeSc62v3vgUegNQQ
Symptoms and Signs Associated with Different Strokes #ManualOfMedicine #Neurology #Neurologist #Brain #Stroke #Symptoms
Johns Hopkins UP is discounting all its books by 50% w/code HCYB24. Free shipping w/purchases over $50.
Please consider supporting this wonderful press. I'm so lucky my #memoir, written with #neurologist Dr. Bruce Miller, is on its health & wellness list. Readers say it has helped them understand #dementia (esp. early-onset Alzheimer's, which is what my father had), be kind about their own #grief, and hear me talk about how literature, esp. #Moby-Dick, resonates.
Johns Hopkins UP is discounting all its books by 50% w/code HCYB24. Free shipping w/purchases over $50.
Please consider supporting this wonderful press. I'm so lucky my #memoir, written with #neurologist Dr. Bruce Miller, is on its health & wellness list. Readers say it has helped them understand #dementia (esp. early-onset Alzheimer's, which is what my father had), be kind about their own #grief, and hear me talk about how literature, esp. #Moby-Dick, resonates.
Because we know everything Trump says about others is a projection, his comments about Blacks, Hispanics, and Jews needing to get their heads examined makes clear that he knows he needs his own head examined. He knows he is sick. Donald, get thee to a #neurologist and a #psychiatrist and an #internist, and while you're at it, release your medical records.
Because we know everything Trump says about others is a projection, his comments about Blacks, Hispanics, and Jews needing to get their heads examined makes clear that he knows he needs his own head examined. He knows he is sick. Donald, get thee to a #neurologist and a #psychiatrist and an #internist, and while you're at it, release your medical records.
He definitely isn't. Trump can't find his words, can't speak them, & can't put them together coherently. Here is a figure from the book I wrote w/ UCSF #neurologist Dr. Bruce Miller explaining the different kinds of aphasia. The 1st 2 variants are associated w/FTD. The 3rd & the one my father had is associated with #Alzheimer's. Trump played music last night at his rally instead of speaking. Music can be a balm for people with #dementia. They often remember it when words fail.
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Reposting this: Trump can't find his words, can't speak them, and can't put them together coherently. Here is a figure from the book I wrote w/ UCSF #neurologist Dr. Bruce Miller explaining the different kinds of aphasia. The 1st 2 variants are associated w/FTD. The 3rd & the one my father had is associated with #Alzheimer's. Trump played music last night at his rally instead of speaking. Music can be a balm for people with #dementia. They often remember it when words fail.
The #MAGA candidate for the presidency can't find his words, can't speak them, and can't put them together coherently. Here is a figure from a book I wrote with #UCSF #neurologist Dr. Bruce Miller explaining the different kinds of aphasia. The 1st 2 #variants are associated w/#FTD. The 3rd & the one my father had is associated with #Alzheimer's. #Trump played music last night at his rally instead of speaking. Music can be a balm for people with #dementia. They often remember it when words fail.
The #MAGA candidate for the presidency can't find his words, can't speak them, and can't put them together coherently. Here is a figure from a book I wrote with #UCSF #neurologist Dr. Bruce Miller explaining the different kinds of aphasia. The 1st 2 #variants are associated w/#FTD. The 3rd & the one my father had is associated with #Alzheimer's. #Trump played music last night at his rally instead of speaking. Music can be a balm for people with #dementia. They often remember it when words fail.
Thank you dear reader for this generous and thoughtful review of my #memoir, written with #neurologist, Dr. Bruce Miller. I'm glad you found helpful my experience of occupying the topsy-turvy world of dementia (the person experiencing it and the those of us looking on and grieving) and I'm especially glad it made you feel less alone. 
"This graceful literary/scientific tag-team work by Cindy & Bruce provides an in-depth look into the valuable role of memory in our lives & the evolving science behind one of the most important systems of the human experience. Enriching!" Susan Schneider Williams
World Alzheimer's Awareness Month ends today. #Neurologist Bruce Miller wrote Finding the Right Words w/me to help understand my father's death by early-onset #Alzheimer's & my family's grief. We hope it helps you.
Thank you dear reader for this kind & generous review of Finding the Right Words: A Story of Literature, Grief, & the Brain, the #memoir I wrote with #UCSF #neurologist, Dr. Bruce Miller in honor of my father who died of #early-onset #Alzheimer's. For people interested in reading other books about #dementia, I would recommend #DashaKiper's Travelers to Unimaginable Lands, #SandeepJauhar's My Father's Brain, & #AmyBloom's In Love.
My #memoir, written w/#UCSF #neurologist Dr. Bruce Miller, turns 3 today. It's about my beloved father's brain, its deterioration from early-onset Alzheimer's, my love for him, & all the grief. I describe a clinical presentation, a memory of my father's illness, & Bruce explains the neurology behind #Alzheimer's & other forms of #dementia. The last chapter remembers my dad before he got sick. Readers have said they have found the book helpful.
https://weinsteinandmiller
My memoir honoring my father who died of early-onset Alzheimer's turns 3 years old on 9.7. Readers say the dual authorship -- me & #neurologist Dr. Bruce Miller -- has helped them understand the often complicated grief that accompanies #dementia (my sections) & the explanations of #brain science (Bruce's). If you've read the book & are willing to write a review on #amazon, I'd be so grateful (and will post them unattributed on mastodon unless you say otherwise). #EndAlz
https://weinsteinandmiller.com
#JohnsHopkinsUniversityPress's #July4th sale ends Monday. If you want some great #books about #health and #wellness, #litcrit, et al., check out the website. H4JUL24 is the discount code that will give you 40% off all #books with free shipping on order over $75. Please consider purchasing the #memoir I wrote with #neurologist Dr. Bruce Miller. It's about my father's early-onset #Alzheimer's, a rare form of #dementia. It's also about #grief, #love, & #neurology.