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Gary Reiswig, The Thousand Mile Stare:
One Family’s Journey through the Science and Struggle of Alzheimer’s
 

For generations Gary’s family has suffered the horrible fate of early on-set Alzheimer’s. Gary was one of a handful of family members who did not carry the gene.

Facing their legacy, the family learns to understand each other and the debilitating disease that both bonds them together and tears them apart. But their terrible struggle does not stop them from playing an important role in the discovery of a key genetic marker for Alzheimer’s, giving valuable testimony to Congress that influences research and scientific development and hopefully helps lead scientists closer to a cure. 

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