I ran out to Harry Schwartz bookstore this morning (just as it opened) to pick up the new novel by Stefan Block, The Story of Forgetting, but it’s not due in the store until April 1st - no joke. Block’s book received a great review today in the NYT’s. Block’s novel playfully [...]
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There are 4 new short “pocket” films about Alzheimer’s disease out and available for open use. They are made by the team that brought us The Forgetting (the film and book). David Shenk, author of The Forgetting, wrote and directed the pieces. Naomi Boak (exec. producer of the Forgetting), Dr. Steven [...]
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Lauren Kessler didn’t handle her mother’s dementia very well. Haunted by how things might have been, the writer applied for a job as a care assistant in a nursing home near her home in Oregon. Dancing with Rose: finding life in the land of alzheimer’s is the chronicle of her experiences and deepening understanding of [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on March 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I thought I’d share a bit about the presentations I’ll be making in the next couple months.
I just got back from giving a talk at Duke University’s Joseph and Kathleen Bryan Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Conference. Storytelling is a strong tradition in the Carolinas, so I always enjoy giving talks about micro and macro storytelling [...]
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