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Title: The Forgetting : Alzheimer's: Portrait of an Epidemic by David Shenk ISBN: 0-385-49838-1 Publisher: Anchor Pub. Date: 14 January, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.97 (29 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Death by a Thousand Subtractions
Comment: This is an extraordinary work, a most elegant piece of medical writing that almost soars to poetry of it's own at moments, and that aptly quotes the poetry of others, particularly Ralph Waldo'Emerson's amazing stanzas on his personal experience of disabling memory. loss.
It's hard to believe that a book on such a gloomy subject could be so gripping and, yes, inspiring but it is. Shenk seamlessly includes the history, the politics, the vicious economics of a biotech company vs. not-for-profit Alzheimer research,as well as mini-biographies of scientists, patients and caretakers, about whom (the caretakers) he affectionately writes: "The unique curse of Alzheimer's is that it ravages several victims for every brain it infects....close friends and loved ones are forced to step in and compensate for lost abilities."
Have you ever wondered why, if Alzheimer's was first described at the start of the 20th century, it wasn't until the 1970s that it became a household word.? This is in itself a fascinating story, -( and what a play or screenplay could be based on it.)
I now understand this illness in a far deeper way than I ever did before. Shenk describes how Alzheimer's takes an average of eight years to "erase the brain," followiing a course that he depicts as a regression to infancy. There may or may not be breakthrough products on the horizon, yet lawsuits and charges of patent infringement are needlessly delaying progress.
If I have one criticism of THE FORGETTING, it is simply that it makes most of the other writings on this topic seem pale, or dull ,or lacking clarity..THE FORGETTING will surely reign as the great literary and humanistic classic of this field..
Rating: 5
Summary: A REMARKABLY MOVING AND DISTURBING BOOK!
Comment: In our great-grandparents day, it was called dementia, in our parents time senility, now the terminology is Alzheimer's. Whatever you choose to call it, "The Forgetting" is a remarkably moving book due to the nature of the subject. Alzheimer's takes the form of regression, a pathology that mirrors child development in reverse. The disease attacks not only memory but the core of humanity. The disturbing fact of the book is that over the next fifty years between eighty and one hundred MILLION new cases around the world will be diagnosed. This book is highly recommended to anyone who has a family member or person close to them suffering from this traumatic disease. The author takes an inside look at the history of Alzheimer's, the lastest in research and hope for the future, and this is one of the most complete and up-to-date books written on the subject.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Forgetting
Comment: I was diagnosed nine years ago with Alzheimer's and have read everything I could get my hands on about this disease. I think your book is the most informative book on Alzheimer's that I have read. I think it could be called the Alzheimer's Bible.
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