Lost in the fog of Alzheimer’s
Getting literally lost in the fog is a terrifying experience. It happened to me about thirty years ago while sailing in the San Juan Islands, an archipelago that lies between Vancouver Island in British Columbia...
Category: Alzheimer’s disease
Face blindness during a pandemic
Recently while out walking my dog Jack, I encountered a blond woman pushing a toddler in a stroller while walking her dog. I stopped to chat asking her how old her son was now and...
Loss of smell in Covid-19 and Alzheimer’s
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...
A primer on amyloid, tau and PET scans
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...
A neurologist with Alzheimer’s disease
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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