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Dementia

Tech Health

The Devastating Decline of a Brilliant Young Coder

Lee Holloway programmed internet security firm Cloudflare into being. But then he became apathetic, distant, and unpredictable—for a long time, no one could make sense of it.

Sandra Upson Wired Apr 2020 35min Permalink

Health

Her Time

Debra Koosed was diagnosed with dementia at 65. That’s when she decided she no longer wanted to live.

Katie Engelhart California Sunday Mar 2019 30min Permalink

Fiction

Fiction Pick of the Week: "A Portrait"

Various forms of isolation in rural Canada.

Alison Braid Barren Magazine Jan 2019 15min Permalink

Fiction

Fiction: "Do You Think You'll Come Home?"

Illness, family, and the weight of history.

Angela Qian Catapult Nov 2017 15min Permalink

Science

The Wanderers

Why do people with dementia become lost?

Amy Dempsey The Toronto Star Nov 2014 Permalink

Sports

Awakening the Giant

Y.A. Tittle, an 87-year-old Hall of Fame quarterback with dementia, travels to his hometown for the last time.

Seth Wickersham ESPN Jul 2014 Permalink

A Man Enough

A father’s undiagnosed dementia reveals a family’s vulnerability.

Anne Rieman The Morning News Mar 2014 Permalink

Business Crime Science

Quiet Doctor, Lavish Insider: A Parallel Life

A nationally respected neurologist feeds secrets to Wall Street.

Nathaniel Popper, Bill Vlasic New York Times Dec 2012 Permalink