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Kapsambelis, Niki.
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Kapsambelis, Niki -- Family.
Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Biography.
Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Family relationships.
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Kapsambelis, Niki.
Kapsambelis, Niki.
Kapsambelis, Niki -- Family.
Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Biography.
Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Family relationships.
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The
inheritance
: a
family
on the
front
lines
of the
battle
against
Alzheimer
's
disease
/ Niki Kapsambelis.
by
Kapsambelis, Niki.
Simon & Schuster, 2017.
Call #:
616.831 K17i
Subjects
Kapsambelis, Niki.
Kapsambelis, Niki --
Family
.
Alzheimer
's
disease
-- Patients -- Biography.
Alzheimer
's
disease
-- Patients --
Family
relationships.
ISBN:
9781451697223 (hc.)
9781451697322 (pbk.)
Edition:
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Description:
xviii, 344 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, genealogical tables ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-333) and index.
Contents:
The enemy within -- The salt of the earth --
Family
N -- One in a million -- You are my sunshine -- The ghosts of Anoka -- Untamed hearts -- A blameless and upright man -- The fruits of persistence -- Déjà vu -- When the fog rolls in -- Maldición -- Burden of proof -- The rise and fall of Golden Boy -- Favorite sun -- The Baptists and the Tauists -- Expelled from Eden -- Safe havens -- A big if -- Everyone sees the power -- Landslide -- Something to shoot for -- The silver tsunami -- The lucky ones -- Follow the science -- Like father, like son -- All the cards are on the table -- Coming home -- Palpable momentum -- To the Moon and back.
Summary:
"An inspiring race
against
time: the courageous and hopeful story of a
family
who may hold the key to finding a cure for
Alzheimer
's
disease
. Every sixty-nine seconds, someone is diagnosed with
Alzheimer
's
disease
. Of the top ten killers, it is the only
disease
for which there is no cure or treatment. For most people, there is nothing that they can do to fight back. But one
family
is doing all they can. The DeMoe
family
has the most devastating form of the
disease
that there is: early onset
Alzheimer
's, an inherited genetic mutation that causes the
disease
in 100 percent of cases, and has a 50 percent chance of being passed onto the next generation. Of the six DeMoe children whose father had it, five have inherited the gene; the sixth, Karla, has inherited responsibility for all of them. But rather than give up in the face of such news, the DeMoes have agreed to spend their precious, abbreviated years as part of a worldwide study that could change the landscape of
Alzheimer
's research. Journalist Niki Kapsambelis tells the story of
Alzheimer
's through the humanizing lens of these ordinary people. Their tale is intertwined with the history of the
disease
and the research that brings us ever closer to a possible cure. The narrative redefines courage in the face of one of the most pervasive and mysterious pandemics of our time"--Provided by publisher.
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