Review of my recent book:
Alzheimers is Inexorable Year Four
True Grit and Fortitude required.
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2022
This is the 4th book in a series by Dr. Brian Edwards MD, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s 4 years ago. It is my favorite in the series. To be clear, there is not yet a guaranteed test for AZ, but Dr. Edwards had the best available neurological test for AZ, and it showed the presence of Amyloid in his brain.
This series is almost unique—one of very few personal narratives written by a person with AZ. Dr. Edwards has written these annual books so that others might know what to expect. You literally accompany him in his varied activities and travels, along with detailed medical information on what he is doing to slow the progression of the disease. His entries are brief, sometimes entertaining, and readable, with the possible exception of a few where he inserts medical information which may go a little beyond the layperson. The books include a well-informed hopefulness that a cure and certainly treatments are under development. He is happily surprised by how well he is doing after 4 years.
Dr. Edwards unreservedly shares his daily practices, interactions with his wife, travels, and other varied information. Notably, he is participating in some clinical studies, as well as following a new treatment protocol by Dr. Dale Breseden. He discusses a patient who has passed 9 years with an AZ diagnosis and is doing quite well.
You can jump in with this 4th book and gain much from it without having read the previous 3. If this book engages you, you can order any or all of the other three. Given how well Dr. Edwards is doing after 4 years, it should offer some comfort as well as important knowledge about this troubling disease.
This series is almost unique—one of very few personal narratives written by a person with AZ. Dr. Edwards has written these annual books so that others might know what to expect. You literally accompany him in his varied activities and travels, along with detailed medical information on what he is doing to slow the progression of the disease. His entries are brief, sometimes entertaining, and readable, with the possible exception of a few where he inserts medical information which may go a little beyond the layperson. The books include a well-informed hopefulness that a cure and certainly treatments are under development. He is happily surprised by how well he is doing after 4 years.
Dr. Edwards unreservedly shares his daily practices, interactions with his wife, travels, and other varied information. Notably, he is participating in some clinical studies, as well as following a new treatment protocol by Dr. Dale Breseden. He discusses a patient who has passed 9 years with an AZ diagnosis and is doing quite well.
You can jump in with this 4th book and gain much from it without having read the previous 3. If this book engages you, you can order any or all of the other three. Given how well Dr. Edwards is doing after 4 years, it should offer some comfort as well as important knowledge about this troubling disease.
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