A neurologist's personal battle against Alzheimer's disease
We know that the neuropathological hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease can be found in the brain years before the onset of noticeable cognitive impairment. The beta-amyloid plaques start to appear as much as 20 years before...
I love baseball. I was never any good at it myself. I have memories of watching in shame as the ball rolled between my legs in left field. Later, when the pitchers started throwing breaking balls,...
On August 21, 2017 I witnessed my first and likely my last solar eclipse. Of course, I had read about the mystical power of totality. I came across it for the first time when I...
Our vision appears to have a complicated relationship to dementia. Posterior cortical atrophy is a rare variant of Alzheimer’s disease in which the amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles first form in the back of...
Perhaps the biggest Alzheimer’s news in 2021 was the controversial FDA approval of the anti-amyloid monoclonal antibody Aduhelm (aducanumab). Controversy surrounds the mixed results of two parallel phase 3 trials. Both trials showed efficacy at removing...
Among the lifestyle modifications that can reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s and slow its progression is adherence to a Mediterranean-style diet. The MIND diet (Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay) is an amalgam of the...
After finishing my neurology training, I joined a group practice associated with Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland. As part of the décor for my new office, I picked out several old photographs from the...
In 1999 my friend John and I took a week-long sailing course to qualify for bareboat chartering, renting a boat without hired captain and crew. The course took place in the waters of the...
A few days ago, my friend John Harland and I motored through the Columbia River Gorge on my mini tug, Lizzie G. In the Pacific Northwest and perhaps elsewhere there used to be a tradition...
I’ve always loved the Fourth of July. Fireworks were a big part of the holiday for as long as I can remember. When I was a child, we would usually spend most of the summer...
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