Περιγραφή
Dr Daniel Gibbs is one of 50 million people worldwide with an Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis. Unlike most patients with Alzheimer’s, however, Dr Gibbs worked as a neurologist for twenty-five years, caring for patients with the very disease now affecting him. Also unusual is that Dr Gibbs had begun to suspect he had Alzheimer’s several years before any official diagnosis could be made. Forewarned by genetic testing showing he carried alleles that increased the risk of developing the disease, he noticed symptoms of mild cognitive impairment long before any tests would have alerted him. In this highly personal account, Dr Gibbs documents the effect his diagnosis has had on his life and explains his advocacy for improving early recognition of Alzheimer’s. Weaving clinical knowledge from decades caring for dementia patients with his personal experience of the disease, this is an optimistic tale of one man’s journey with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease. Soon to be a documentary film on MTV/Paramount +.
- The combined narrative of Dr Gibbs’ clinical knowledge and his engaging personal experience with the disease ensures the book will appeal to both professional and lay audiences with an interest in brain health
- Lived-experience commentary from a patient living with Alzheimer’s disease provides an insight into the uncertainty and lack of information before and after a diagnosis, and offers reassurance to other patients about what lies ahead
- An optimistic call-to-action for further investment in the research of early-stage Alzheimer’s disease, where patients who are otherwise pre-symptomatic still have the chance to slow the progression of the disease with lifestyle changes and potential medical treatments
