“As a writer, I have to admit, there is something darkly compelling about Alzheimer's because it attacks the two things most central to a writer's craft - language and memory, which together make up an individual's identity. Alzheimer's makes a new character out of a familiar person.” PersonsTwoCharacterTogetherIndividualLanguageMemoriesIdentityFamiliarCraftsTwo ThingsCompellingAlzheimerAlzheimer's Author:Charlie Pierce
“One of the great changes wrought by the increased public awareness of Alzheimers - and thank you, Nancy Reagan, you wonderful tough old dame, you - is that people in the early stages of the disease are now speaking out while they still have the capacity to do so.” PeopleStillsWonderfulStageAwarenessDiseaseToughCapacityNancyAlzheimerSpeaking OutDamesGreat Change Author:Charlie Pierce
