Robert Kolker

The St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Arthur Gale Medical Arts Series Presents Bestselling Author and Journalist Robert Kolker

Author of “The Vanishing Family: Love, Fate, and the Quest to End Dementia”

#1 bestselling author of “Hidden Valley Road,” Robert Kolker shares the heart-wrenching journey of a family facing an unthinkable destiny. In the idyllic town of Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania, there lived a family with nine siblings. This family, we learn, has a genetic mutation that causes dementia, but with an especially cruel twist. As early as their forties, their former personalities seem to vanish. Alongside their story, Kolker weaves in the dramatic scientific fight against dementia; after decades of blind alleys, this family’s rare form of FTD (frontotemporal dementia) might lead to a breakthrough in the prevention and treatment of all dementia—including the scourge of Alzheimer’s disease. 

Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Seating is limited; early arrival is highly recommended. This event is free and open to the public.

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