Want to know how Alzheimer’s disease was first discovered — and the woman whose fading memories changed medical history forever?
Through parallel diary entries, Alois Alzheimer meticulously documents a baffling new condition, while his 51-year-old patient, Auguste Deter, struggles to hold onto her thoughts as they slowly slip away. As his notes grow sharper and more determined, her words fragment into confusion and silence.
Fragments of Memory is a gripping, intimate portrait of discovery and decline, a powerful exploration of connection, perspective, and the fragile nature of memory.