At first she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, and we thought this was the beginning of the "long goodbye". On Tuesday she was diagnosed with Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, and it appears that our goodbye may be much too short.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Conflagration
A year or so ago, Alice won an art contest with a textile sculpture named "Conflagration". As wildfires burn through California, a prion disease is burning through Alice's brain.
At first she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, and we thought this was the beginning of the "long goodbye". On Tuesday she was diagnosed with Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, and it appears that our goodbye may be much too short.
At first she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, and we thought this was the beginning of the "long goodbye". On Tuesday she was diagnosed with Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, and it appears that our goodbye may be much too short.
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