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18 - News at 5: Retired Neurologist Battles Alzheimer’s

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 November 2022

Daniel Gibbs  and
Teresa H. Barker
Daniel Gibbs
Affiliation:
Emeritus of Oregon Health and Science University
Teresa H. Barker
Affiliation:
Freelance journalist and author of scientific non-fiction
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Lois pushed ‘pause’ on her audiobook and slipped off her earbuds so she could answer the phone. Flavia de Luce could wait. The name on caller ID announced it was a longtime acquaintance we see occasionally when we cross paths on day hikes in the backwoods Oregon region where she lives. It was mid-March and we hadn’t been out that way for some months, waiting for a break in the rainy season. She and Lois exchanged a few cheerful words. Then she asked after the family and Jack – it turned out she’d happened to be watching the local TV news and the image of an English Cocker Spaniel like Jack flashed on the screen and caught her attention. (He is a very handsome dog.) Then she had noticed my face on the screen and realized it was Jack. Then she saw the screen caption on the story – RETIRED NEUROLOGIST BATTLES ALZHEIMER’S [1].

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A Tattoo on my Brain
A Neurologist's Personal Battle against Alzheimer's Disease
 , pp. 150 - 153
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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LaBrecque, J. Retired neurologist with Alzheimer’s shares importance of early awareness. KATU News March 26, 2019; https://katu.com/news/local/retired-neurologist-with-alzheimers-shares-importance-of-early-awareness.Google Scholar
Staples, GB. Opinion: why having more Blacks, Latinos in Alzheimer’s trials is vital. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution July 23, 2020; www.ajc.com/life/opinion-why-having-more-blacks-latinos-in-alzheimers-trials-is-vital/AAP65TZYIJGZDIVW467HLW6654.Google Scholar
O’Brien, G. Confessions of a caregiver. Psychology Today January 16, 2020; www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/pluto/202001/confessions-caregiver.Google Scholar

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