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DEMENTIA MAN – THE BOOK – By Samuel A. Simon


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Lori La Bey, host of Alzheimer’s Speaks, with Sam Simon, who wrote and performed the play Dementia Man. He has now written a book with the same title, sharing more details of his dementia journey.  Sam was diagnosed in 2018 with Mild Cognitive Impairment and in 2021 with Early-Stage Alzheimer’s.  He is currently under medical treatment and a participant in a drug trial. Sam lives with his wife, Susan, who is also his Care Partner.

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  1. Learn why Sam wrote the play Dementia Man and how the book is different from the play.
  2. Sam is a critic of the word “Dementia. Does he have an alternative word he prefers?
  3. Learn why he chose to use the word Dementia in the title of his play and book.
  4. Same refers to a “broken system.”  Hear how he defines that and the changes he would like to see, and why.

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