Forgetting to Remember

At just 50 years old, Luke McLaughlin is losing pieces of himself to Younger Onset Alzheimer's every day. He tackles the disease with sharp wit and relentless optimism, refusing its bitterness.

Diagnosed at 45, his journey has been marked by both humor and heartbreak-whether it's accidentally buying multiple bicycles or struggling to recall the names of his young daughters.

Beneath the laughter lies a devastating reality: Luke's fate mirrors that of his mother and older sister, who both passed from Alzheimer's in their 50's as five generations have been touched by the disease. He now faces his own mortality head-on, wrestling with the gut-wrenching decision of whether to pursue medical aid in dying.

His urgency is not only for himself but for his family, determined that they not endure caregiving for yet another loved one.