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(((Cindy Weinstein)))

Last, I am profoundly aware of my lack of expertise in the incredibly complicated area of neurology. If anyone out there (#neurologists?) would like to correct me (especially on my reference to the tau hypothesis), I am all ears and always eager to learn more (and to make sure I'm not spreading misinformation). I should say that maybe the book will go more deeply into the amyloid v. tau hypotheses.

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(((Cindy Weinstein)))

Last, I am profoundly aware of my lack of expertise in the incredibly complicated area of neurology. If anyone out there (?) would like to correct me (especially on my reference to the tau hypothesis), I am all ears and always eager to learn more (and to make sure I'm not spreading misinformation). I should say that maybe the book will go more deeply into the amyloid v. tau hypotheses.

#EndAlz
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"Whenever Linde tells a joke a little too loudly, or has a dulled emotional response to a dramatic event, she worries: Is this tau? That anxious metronome never shuts off."

The kindness, brilliance, and empathy of the at the centers mentioned in this article is literally life-sustaining. A special shout-out to and especially my dear friend .BruceMiller, who founded the ( and Center).

nytimes.com/2024/12/22/health/


The New York Times · A Woman With a Rare Gene Mutation Fights to Avoid Her Mother’s FateBy Virginia Hughes
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(((Cindy Weinstein)))

"Whenever Linde tells a joke a little too loudly, or has a dulled emotional response to a dramatic event, she worries: Is this tau? That anxious metronome never shuts off."

The kindness, brilliance, and empathy of the #neurologists at the #Dementia #Research centers mentioned in this article is literally life-sustaining. A special shout-out to #UCSF and especially my dear friend #Dr.BruceMiller, who founded the #MAC (#Memory and #Aging Center).

nytimes.com/2024/12/22/health/

#EndAlz
#Caregiving

The New York Times · A Woman With a Rare Gene Mutation Fights to Avoid Her Mother’s FateBy Virginia Hughes
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(((Cindy Weinstein)))

theguardian.com/books/2024/mar

In , wrote about "the quicksand of forgetfulness." I am grateful to his sons for making the hard to decision -- an "act of betrayal," as they put -- to publish his last work while he, too, had fallen into that quicksand. It is a gift to the world of readers, to critics, and to .


The Guardian · ‘An act of betrayal’: Gabriel García Márquez’s son on publishing his father’s work against his willBy Alex Clark
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(((Cindy Weinstein)))

“If you think a dementia screening test is very difficult, you may have early dementia,” Reiner, who is director of cardiac catheterization laboratories at GWU." He's right. I'm glad is speaking up and wish more would, esp. who, though they might wish to avoid a diagnosis, can explain re: Trump's language difficulties. Like the historians of sounding the alarm re: , I think doctors have a similar role/obligation.

yahoo.com/news/cnn-doctor-trol

Yahoo News · CNN Doctor Trolls Trump Over 'Dementia' Boast With 1 Simple SentenceBy Ed Mazza
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(((Cindy Weinstein)))

Yesterday, I went to Kensington Senior Living in Redondo Beach for a panel discussion about , moderated by the amazing , founder of . talked about the latest drug therapies for 's, , et al. It was also my birthday (people, especially those who have lost a loved one to dementia, will understand why it was important to go on this day) and the wonderful community at the Kensington sent me home with this gorgeous bouquet.💜

Fall color bouquet of flowers (yellows, oranges, reds) on wooden table.
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(((Cindy Weinstein)))

turns 2 today. Here I am w/my co-author .BruceMiller, a whose , , and knows no bounds. That my father died of -onset 's couldn't be changed, but writing the w/ Bruce changed me, helping to put that experience of profound fragmentation (my father's; mine) into something a little more whole. W/so much gratitude to Bruce and the many working to always and esp. during

Man and woman smiling in photo. Both wearing sunglasses. He is wearing a checked, button-down light blue and brown shirt with a brown blazer; she is wearing a gray and white sweater with a light-weight scarf. His arm is around her shoulder; hers around his waist.
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(((Cindy Weinstein)))

September is 'sAwarenessMonth. The of health is making great strides thanks to and other . Here is a chart, assembled by , explaining the three different of that you or a loved one may be experiencing. can determine where in the the is happening and correlate it to the type of aphasia. My beloved father, Jerry, who had -onset 's, had the variant.

Chart of Main Differences among the three variants of Primary Progressive Aphasia. Images of Atrophy on MRI and the particular kind of aphasia demonstrated by MRI. Semantic variant PPA, Nonfluent variant PPA, and logopenic variant PPA.
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(((Cindy Weinstein)))

: A Study of , , and the is a memoir about my father's that I wrote with .BruceMiller of . Here is a review, which I want to share with , families dealing with , especially 's, the community, and and interested in the field of and the potential power of combining and , and .

5 star review of Finding the Right Words.
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