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(((Cindy Weinstein)))A HS student emailed me out of the blue to do an interview as part of her capstone project on <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Alzheimer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Alzheimer</a>'s. I spoke w/her about <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/brain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#brain</a> science & <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/caregiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caregiving</a>. She's 18, her family has the <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/APOE4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#APOE4</a> gene - a risk factor for the disease - & she will study neuroscience to find a cure for Alzheimer's. She's smart, determined, & I had chills listening to her story and her passion. The senseless, fascistic <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NIH</a> cuts are imperiling the potential, the future of people like her, & our own.<a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EndAlz</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a>

(((Cindy Weinstein)))A HS student emailed me out of the blue to do an interview as part of her capstone project on <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Alzheimer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Alzheimer</a>'s. I spoke w/her about <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/brain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#brain</a> science & <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/caregiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caregiving</a>. She's 18, her family has the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/APOE4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#APOE4</a> gene - a risk factor for the disease - & she will study neuroscience to find a cure for Alzheimer's. She's smart, determined, & I had chills listening to her story and her passion. The senseless, fascistic <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NIH</a> cuts are imperiling the potential, the future of people like her, & our own.<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EndAlz</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a>

(((Cindy Weinstein)))It's Brain Awareness Week. Take care of yours! Wear a mask (COVID has implications -- bad ones -- for brain health. Get sleep (sleep rids the brain of gunk -- the vox technica - that accumulates in it). Get hearing aids if you're experiencing age-related hearing loss. Take your SSRI if you're on one (depression isn't good for the brain). Stay engaged w/ people (connected with friends; meet new ones @ <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tesla</a> protests). <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/BrainAwarenessWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrainAwarenessWeek</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EndAlz</a>

(((Cindy Weinstein)))It's Brain Awareness Week. Take care of yours! Wear a mask (COVID has implications -- bad ones -- for brain health. Get sleep (sleep rids the brain of gunk -- the vox technica - that accumulates in it). Get hearing aids if you're experiencing age-related hearing loss. Take your SSRI if you're on one (depression isn't good for the brain). Stay engaged w/ people (connected with friends; meet new ones @ <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tesla</a> protests). <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BrainAwarenessWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrainAwarenessWeek</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EndAlz</a>

(((Cindy Weinstein)))If you are in the Palm Desert area on March 28, please consider coming to the Joslyn Center where I'll be talking about <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Alzheimer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Alzheimer</a>'s: <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Grief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Grief</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Guilt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Guilt</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Memory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Memory</a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/love" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#love</a>. I will discuss the many years it took to get the diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer's, his suffering, our pain, what I wish I knew when he was sick, & the importance of sharing our experiences. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EndAlz</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PalmDesert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PalmDesert</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Caregiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Caregiving</a>

(((Cindy Weinstein)))If you are in the Palm Desert area on March 28, please consider coming to the Joslyn Center where I'll be talking about <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Alzheimer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Alzheimer</a>'s: <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Grief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Grief</a>, <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Guilt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Guilt</a>, <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Memory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Memory</a>, and <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/love" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#love</a>. I will discuss the many years it took to get the diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer's, his suffering, our pain, what I wish I knew when he was sick, & the importance of sharing our experiences. <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EndAlz</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/PalmDesert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PalmDesert</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Caregiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Caregiving</a>

(((Cindy Weinstein)))Once upon a time, I asked people to review my memoir, written w/#neurologist Dr. Bruce Miller, Finding the Right Words on <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Amazon</a> to help people dealing w/#dementia: the complexities of <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/brain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#brain</a> health, <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/caregiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caregiving</a>, <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/grief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#grief</a>. B/c <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Bezos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bezos</a> is no longer someone I can support b/c he supports <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Nazis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nazis</a>, I humbly ask you -- if you've read the book -- to review it here. Also, <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NIH</a> cuts & the evisceration of <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Alzheimer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Alzheimer</a>'s research (et al.) will immiserate all of us. Grief (& rage) are the words.<a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EndAlz</a>

(((Cindy Weinstein)))Once upon a time, I asked people to review my memoir, written w/#neurologist Dr. Bruce Miller, Finding the Right Words on <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Amazon</a> to help people dealing w/#dementia: the complexities of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/brain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#brain</a> health, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/caregiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caregiving</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/grief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#grief</a>. B/c <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Bezos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bezos</a> is no longer someone I can support b/c he supports <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Nazis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nazis</a>, I humbly ask you -- if you've read the book -- to review it here. Also, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NIH</a> cuts & the evisceration of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Alzheimer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Alzheimer</a>'s research (et al.) will immiserate all of us. Grief (& rage) are the words.<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EndAlz</a>

(((Cindy Weinstein)))I wrote and submitted this short letter to the editor about cuts to <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Alzheimer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Alzheimer</a>'s research but the window for it being accepted has passed. I was hoping it might get picked up by the <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/MSM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MSM</a> so people whose politics with whom I profoundly disagree might read it and see the damage that is being wrought by eviscerating <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NIH</a> -- if they can't understand its implications for others perhaps they could for themselves and their loved ones. Please share as you see fit. <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EndAlz</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NIH</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/RFK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RFK</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a>

(((Cindy Weinstein)))I wrote and submitted this short letter to the editor about cuts to <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Alzheimer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Alzheimer</a>'s research but the window for it being accepted has passed. I was hoping it might get picked up by the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MSM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MSM</a> so people whose politics with whom I profoundly disagree might read it and see the damage that is being wrought by eviscerating <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NIH</a> -- if they can't understand its implications for others perhaps they could for themselves and their loved ones. Please share as you see fit. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EndAlz</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NIH</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/RFK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RFK</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a>

(((Cindy Weinstein)))The <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/memoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#memoir</a> I wrote with Dr. Bruce Miller is now available in <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Chinese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Chinese</a>. Thank you Johns Hopkins UP & East China Normal UP. According to this article, "<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#China</a> has the world's largest population of patients with <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/dementia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dementia</a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Alzheimer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Alzheimer</a>'s disease and other dementias (ADOD) is the fifth leading cause of death in China." I hope this translation finds its way to people who are looking for information about <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/brain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#brain</a> health, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/grief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#grief</a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/caregiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caregiving</a>.<a href="https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/alz.14254" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/alz.14254</a><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EndAlz</a>

(((Cindy Weinstein)))The <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/memoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#memoir</a> I wrote with Dr. Bruce Miller is now available in <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Chinese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Chinese</a>. Thank you Johns Hopkins UP & East China Normal UP. According to this article, "<a href="https://zirk.us/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#China</a> has the world's largest population of patients with <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/dementia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dementia</a>, and <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Alzheimer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Alzheimer</a>'s disease and other dementias (ADOD) is the fifth leading cause of death in China." I hope this translation finds its way to people who are looking for information about <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/brain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#brain</a> health, <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/grief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#grief</a>, and <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/caregiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caregiving</a>.<a href="https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/alz.14254" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/alz.14254</a><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EndAlz</a>

(((Cindy Weinstein)))To test or not to test. That doesn't seem to be the most important question. Rather, the question is assisted-suicide options.<a href="https://www.aarp.org/health/brain-health/info-2025/alzheimers-diagnosis-before-symptoms.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.aarp.org/health/brain-health/info-2025/alzheimers-diagnosis-before-symptoms.html</a><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EndAlz</a>

(((Cindy Weinstein)))To test or not to test.The more important question, I think, is what are the available assisted-suicide options?<a href="https://www.aarp.org/health/brain-health/info-2025/alzheimers-diagnosis-before-symptoms.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.aarp.org/health/brain-health/info-2025/alzheimers-diagnosis-before-symptoms.html</a><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EndAlz</a>

(((Cindy Weinstein)))Jason Karlawish reviews Doctored: "The problem is that the facts don't support Piller's message. It's sensational, and in my experience, it's causing harm. One of my patients who plans to take one of these anti-amyloid drugs explained that the multiple scandals reported by Piller caused him to question his decision. My colleagues relay similar dispiriting conversations with their patients."<a href="https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/114503?trw=no" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/114503?trw=no</a><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EndAlz</a>

(((Cindy Weinstein)))Jason Karlawish reviews Doctored: "The problem is that the facts don't support Piller's message. It's sensational, and in my experience, it's causing harm. One of my patients who plans to take one of these anti-amyloid drugs explained that the multiple scandals reported by Piller caused him to question his decision. My colleagues relay similar dispiriting conversations with their patients."<a href="https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/114503?trw=no" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/114503?trw=no</a><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EndAlz</a>

(((Cindy Weinstein)))Thank you <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/EastChinaNormalUP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EastChinaNormalUP</a> for translating into Chinese Finding the Right Words: A Story of Literature, Grief, and the Brain, which was originally published in English by <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/JohnsHopkinsUniversityPress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JohnsHopkinsUniversityPress</a>. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Neurologist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Neurologist</a> Dr. BruceMiller and I are so honored, and I know my father, Jerry, for whom the book is written, would have wanted his experience known so that it might help others. He was a wonderful human being -- when he had his memory and when he didn't.<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EndAlz</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Memoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Memoir</a>

(((Cindy Weinstein)))Thank you <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EastChinaNormalUP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EastChinaNormalUP</a> for translating into Chinese Finding the Right Words: A Story of Literature, Grief, and the Brain, which was originally published in English by <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/JohnsHopkinsUniversityPress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JohnsHopkinsUniversityPress</a>. <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Neurologist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Neurologist</a> Dr. BruceMiller and I are so honored, and I know my father, Jerry, for whom the book is written, would have wanted his experience known so that it might help others. He was a wonderful human being -- when he had his memory and when he didn't.<a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EndAlz</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Memoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Memoir</a>

(((Cindy Weinstein)))Here is an announcement about the new grief support group I'll be leading for <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/HFC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HFC</a>. The 1st meeting is on 3.19 at 2 pm ET, 11 am PT. Click enroll & sign up if you want to talk about your grief or listen to others share theirs. My experience comes from my father's early-onset <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Alzheimer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Alzheimer</a>'s. He was diagnosed in his mid 50s & died 15 years later. Looking back, he was sick well before then (the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/prodromal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prodromal</a> phase). How I wish I knew then what I know now. I'll share this & more.<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EndAlz</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Caregivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Caregivers</a>

(((Cindy Weinstein)))Here is an announcement about the new grief support group I'll be leading for <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/HFC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HFC</a>. The 1st meeting is on 3.19 at 2 pm ET, 11 am PT. Click enroll & sign up if you want to talk about your grief or listen to others share theirs. My experience comes from my father's early-onset <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Alzheimer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Alzheimer</a>'s. He was diagnosed in his mid 50s & died 15 years later. Looking back, he was sick well before then (the <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/prodromal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prodromal</a> phase). How I wish I knew then what I know now. I'll share this & more.<a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EndAlz</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Caregivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Caregivers</a>

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