Episode 1123
A Descent Into Lewy Body Dementia in 'Counting Backwards'
In the new novel Counting Backwards, a woman named Addie becomes concerned when her devoted husband, Leo, starts having vivid hallucinations.
April 7, 202523m 30s
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Show Notes
In the new novel Counting Backwards, a woman named Addie becomes concerned when her devoted husband, Leo, starts having vivid hallucinations. When he is eventually diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia, her world, and their marriage, is turned upside down. The novel is based on author Binnie Kirshenbaum's own experiences with her husband. Kirshenbaum discusses the novel.
Topics
healthfictionnovel_about_memory_losslifenovelmemoryneurosciencelewy_bodydementia_fictioncaregivingbook_author_interviewfiction_based_on_lifecognitioncounting_backwards_novellewy_body_dementiabrain_healthbooksbinnie_kirshenbaumcaregiving_in_marriageliterary_novels_2024neurodegenerative_disease