The Vanishing Family: Love, Fate and the Quest to End Dementia

'This is a triumph of reporting, and an absolutely compelling exploration of neuroscience and genetics.At its heart, though, it's a poignant, heartfelt story about family and how love sustains even in the most difficult circumstances.Like Kolker's other work, it is full of deep humanity.It's a beautiful book' Susan Orlean, bestselling author of The Orchid ThiefFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Valley Road comes the heart-wrenching journey of a family facing a tragic genetic destiny, set against the scientific search for hope for all of us who fear losing our selves to dementia. None of us knows how our story will end, or what shape we will be in by the time the end comes.Here, however, is the story of a family filled with people who do know - or could know.Each family member has a 50-50 chance of inheriting a genetic mutation that causes frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a cruel disease that emerges in middle age.As more and more family members begin to show symptoms