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My father's brain [large type] : life in the shadow of Alzheimer's / Sandeep Jauhar.

by Jauhar, Sandeep, 1968- author.

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Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2023.

Jauhar, Prem P.

Jauhar, Sandeep, 1968-

Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Family relationships.

Father and child.

Alzheimer's disease.

Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Biography.

9781638088165 (large print ; hardback ; alkaline paper)

1638088160 (large print ; hardback ; alkaline paper)

319 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Center Point Large Print edition.

Introduction: They used to call me Topper -- We could always move to Georgia -- So, when will you bring PIA? -- Then I will take a taxi -- Well, your reputation will live on -- One day she will be gone, and this will all be left behind -- It seems we are dealing here with a special illness -- These days have finally come -- You want to put him in a locked unit like his mother? -- She told me she will work for free -- Well, don't worry about my loneliness! -- Where is your mom? -- If you don't know math, that is not my problem -- You're my family -- Don't worry, things will work out.

"Almost six million Americans -- about one in every ten people over the age of sixty-five -- have Alzheimer's disease or related dementias, and this number is projected to more than double by 2050. In My Father's Brain, the distinguished physician and author Sandeep Jauhar sets his father's descent into Alzheimer's alongside his own journey toward understanding this disease and how it might best be coped with, if not cured. In an intimate memoir rich with humor and heartbreak, Jauhar relates how his immigrant father and extended family felt, quarreled, and found their way through the dissolution of a cherished life. Along the way, he lucidly exposes what happens in the brain as we age and our memory falters, and explores everything from the history of ancient Greece to the most cutting-edge neurological -- and bioethical -- research. Throughout, My Father's Brain confronts the moral and psychological concerns that arise when family members must become caregivers, when children's and parents roles reverse, and when we must accept unforeseen turns in our closest relationships -- and in our understanding of what it is to have a self."--Provided by publisher.

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