A Jewish husband, a Catholic wife, and Alzheimers: An Absent Mind is about a race against time. The ticking time bomb is Saul Reimer€s sanity. His Alzheimer’s is the catalyst that will either bring his family together or tear it apart. Seventy-one and a man used to being in control, Saul finds himself helplessly slipping into the abyss in what he describes as his slow dance with death.
Although the novel depicts Saul’s arduous struggle, it is equally a story about his relationship with his loved ones and their shared journey. As we listen in on his ramblings, humor, emotions, lucid moments, and confusion, we are also privy to the thoughts and feelings of his family€his wife, Monique, conflicted, caring, yet angry; his daughter, Florence, compassionate, proper and reserved; his son, Joey, self-centered and narcissistic; and Dr. Tremblay, Saul’s Alzheimer’s specialist, who provides the reader with facts and observations about this dreaded disease that imprisons millions of people worldwide.
