On Pluto Inside the Mind of Alzheimer's Author:Greg O'Brien This is a book about living with Alzheimer?s, not dying with it. It is a book about hope, faith, and humor—a prescription far more powerful than the conventional medication available today to fight this disease. — Alzheimer?s is the sixth leading cause of death in the US—and the only one of these diseases on the rise. — More than 5 million America... more »ns have been diagnosed with Alzheimer?s or a related dementia; about 35 million people worldwide.
Greg O?Brien, an award-winning investigative reporter, has been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's and is one of those faceless numbers. Acting on long-term memory and skill coupled with well-developed journalistic grit, O?Brien decided to tackle the disease and his imminent decline by writing frankly about the journey. O?Brien is a master storyteller. His story is naked, wrenching, and soul searching for a generation and their loved ones about to cross the threshold of this death in slow motion. On Pluto: Inside the Mind of Alzheimer?s is a trail-blazing roadmap for a generation—both a “how to? for fighting a disease, and a “how not? to give up!« less