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Journalist Greg O'Brien on living with Alzheimer's

A blue book cover with the author Greg O'Brien's name and the title "On Pluto: Inside the Mind of Alzheimer's." An image of a dead dandelion is at the bottom of the cover.

What does it feel like to live with Alzheimer's?

It's a question journalist Greg O'Brien has been answering for nearly two decades. O'Brien was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2009 at age 59.

In his book, “On Pluto: Inside the Mind of Alzheimer’s,” he chronicles his own disease. O'Brien will be in Rochester for an event at St. John's, but first, he joins us on "Connections" to tell his story and to share what he wants the public to know about living with the disease. We also talk with local neurologist Dr. David Gill about the latest in Alzheimer's research and treatment.

*Notes:
- WXXI is a media sponsor of the event at St. John's.
- "Connections" is livestreamed each day on the WXXI News YouTube channel. Watch here.

Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
Julie Williams is an associate producer for "Connections with Evan Dawson." She started at WXXI in 2019 and has been working on Connections since 2022.