New Delhi: Estimates suggest that up to 10 million Indians may be living with Alzheimer’s or related dementias, and this number is expected to increase in coming years.
In his book My Father’s Brain, physician and author Sandeep Jauhar attempts to give readers a sense of what the disease looks like upfront, by delving into the journey of his father’s affliction with Alzheimer’s.
Jauhar also writes about his own and his family’s journey through such unfamiliar territory and how they coped with it.
“These pages will be a blessing to families dealing with Alzheimer’s. Jauhar’s prose is insightful, honest and moving about a condition that most of us will inevitably encounter in our lifetimes,” says Abraham Varghese, author of Cutting for Stone.
Jauhar also traces the journey of how humans have understood this disease, right from philosophers in ancient Greece to modern doctors dealing in cutting-edge neurological and bioethical research.
Published by Penguin Random House India, My Father’s Brain: Life in the Shadow of Alzheimer’s by Sandeep Jauhar will be released on 20 June on SoftCover, ThePrint’s e-venue to launch digital ebooks.
Sandeep Jauhar is director of the Heart Failure Program at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. He is The New York Times’ bestselling author of two medical memoirs and a contributing opinion writer for the paper.
His first book, Intern: A Doctor’s Initiation, was optioned by NBC for a dramatic television series. He lives on Long Island with his wife and their two children.
Former chief speechwriter for President Barack Obama Cody Keenan says of the book: “From the unflinchingly honest perspective of a compassionate doctor and loving son, My Father’s Brain offers an unprecedented portrait of the insidious ravages of dementia and the terrifying vicissitudes of chronic neurologic disease. It delivers a page-turning narrative as haunting as it is inspiring and as devastating as it is deeply moving. Essential reading for every child of a mother or father in the twilight of life.”
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