This was a fast read for me, partly because I’m 1/16 neurosurgeon after living with my mother’s brain cancer, and partly because I’ve been researching my own situation. Lipska does an excellent job in weaving her story in with the science behind it all.

I recommend it to anyone who wants to understand how symptoms can mimic Alzheimer’s but be their own different brand of dementia. In Lipska’s case the cause is tumors, treatment for them, and delays in treatment as delayed by her behavior, which I shared, of insisting as much as possible that she was fine.

I related to many of her experiences and the book made me feel less alone.

Someone told me several months ago that they had not invited me to an event because it seemed so likely that I would be dead by the time the event came around. That raw honesty is why I keep digging for answers.