Like Falling Through a Cloud

What if the dreaded world of Alzheimer’s was also a world of emotional discovery? Eugenia Zukerman’s poetry and simple prose, both heartbreaking and ultimately inspirational, ushers the reader into her world as she unflinchingly examines familial loyalties, moments from her past and present, and the need to face an uncertain future due to the diagnosis of a condition that she truly hopes “will remain unnamed.”

Flutist, writer, artistic director of major music series, television journalist, educator and internet entrepreneur, Zukerman addresses her “lapses and losses” as she confronts and deals with a future under the shadow of her Alzheimer’s diagnosis.

Touching, honest, and fearlessly heartfelt, Like Falling Through a Cloud recounts Zukerman’s discovery, consultations, and diagnosis, all while navigating the death of her 103-year-old mother, a performance at the Kennedy Center, and the consolidation of her life via a full-time move to upstate New York. As she finds strength in family love, self-examination, and the enduring power of creating music, Zukerman teaches us the importance of living in the now, while accepting that what comes next may remain a mystery.

Ce se intampla daca lumea temuta a Alzheimerului ar fi, de asemenea, o lume a descoperirilor emotionale? Poezia si proza simpla a Eugeniei Zukerman, atat sfasietoare, cat si in cele din urma inspirationale, il introduc pe cititor in lumea ei in timp ce examineaza nestapanit loialitatile familiale, momentele din trecutul si prezentul ei si nevoia de a infrunta un viitor incert datorita diagnosticului unei afectiuni pe care ea o spera cu adevarat „sa ramana fara nume”. Flautist, scriitor, director artistic al seriilor muzicale majore, jurnalist de televiziune, educator si antreprenor pe internet, Zukerman se adreseaza „pierderilor si pierderilor” ei in timp ce se confrunta si se ocupa de un viitor sub umbra diagnosticului ei de Alzheimer.