Hey, it's NPR's Book of the Day. I'm Andrew Limbaugh. My folks are getting up there in age where

I'm starting to sketch out a game plan with my wife as to like how to take care of them when they can't

take care of themselves. But I'll be real, these game plans don't even go near some of the real

painful hardships that come with caring for your parents.

Here and Asdip Fernandez spoke with author and physician Sandeep Johar about his book, My Father's

Brain, and it's about caring for his father as his father descended into dementia.

And he talks about the difficult truths he had to really confront in order to take care of his dad.

And one of them was lying to his dad.

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According to the Centers for Disease Control,

almost 6 million people in the United States over the age of 65 have Alzheimer's disease or related dementias.

And by 2060, that number is expected to rise to 14 million.

But the numbers don't tell the story of the devastating effects Alzheimer's has, not only on those who suffer from

it, but also on their loved ones. That's the subject of a beautiful new book by author and physician,

Sandeep Johar. It's called My Father's Brain, and he joins us now from NPR's New York Studios. Welcome.

Thanks for joining us. Thank you so much.

Sandeep, your father was a scientist, an accomplished and really smart man. As it becomes

clearer that your dad's suffering from memory loss, possibly dementia, what were the signs in his

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