Digging for clams
One of my most exciting wildlife experiences was seeing and photographing a mother Kodiak brown bear in Alaska’s Katmai National Park teaching her two cubs how to dig for clams. These coastal bears are...
A neurologist's personal battle against Alzheimer's disease
One of my most exciting wildlife experiences was seeing and photographing a mother Kodiak brown bear in Alaska’s Katmai National Park teaching her two cubs how to dig for clams. These coastal bears are...
Two days ago, I read a fascinating article in the New York Times by restaurant critic Tejal Rao about her sudden loss of smell due to Covid-19 last December. “I noted that moment as...
One of the thrilling things about being on the Oregon coast is experiencing the frequent winter storms blowing down from the Gulf of Alaska. Wind gusts can reach 70 mph, near hurricane strength, and...
In retrospect, my first symptom of Alzheimer’s disease occurred in 2006 when I first noticed a decrease in my sense of smell. About a year later I started having illusory odors that were always the...
I remember the first time a took a photograph. I was six or seven and on a school field trip to a dairy. My parents had sent me off with a Kodak Brownie camera...
I am a retired neurologist with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease. I took care of many patients with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias during the 25 years that I practiced general neurology in Portland, Oregon. I...
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