Table of Contents
Foreword: Original Edition Lisa Genova xiii
Foreword: New Horizons Lisa Genova xvii
Preface: The Nun Study Molly Perdue xix
Acknowledgments xxvii
Introduction: Living with Alzheimer's 1
Part 1 On Pluto: Inside the Mind of Alzheimer's
1 A Place of Recall 13
2 Mr. Potato Head 18
3 Hell No! 28
4 Heading Out to Pluto 34
5 "Denial Ain't a River in Egypt" 53
6 The Wayback Machine 64
7 Smart Pills 72
8 Rocks in My Head 83
9 American Pie 89
10 Forget-Me-Nots 105
11 Dead-End Street 115
12 Passing the Baton 128
13 Angels Unawares 141
14 Groundhog Day 158
15 Out to the Kuiper Belt 170
Part 2 Beyond a Diagnosis
16 New Horizons 191
17 The Demons Were Chasing 203
18 "Ya Gotta Believe!" 218
19 Winter Solstice 226
20 Seeking Redemption 253
21 Switzerland or Bust… 264
22 Sweet Adeline 276
23 "Which One of You Nuts Has Got Any Guts?" 285
Part 3 Reflections of the Family
24 "Miles from Nowhere" by Mary Catherine McGeorge O'Brien 329
25 The Good and the Bad by Conor Michael O'Brien 342
26 Unforgettable by Brendan McGeorge O'Brien 350
27 Walking in Faith by Colleen (O'Brien) Everett 356
Epilogue David Shenk 362
Resources 365
About the Author 377