A Year to Forget Remember

About the Book

When the author found out that his office was to be closed and he was diagnosed with lymphoma, his whole life was about to change - or was it. This book chronicles events during this difficult year and shows that one can approach difficult situations with reality but also with humor. Events during this year are described: the poignant as well as the farcical. Also as the author was going through this year he was surprised to discover memories that were long gone, triggered by some of the ordeals that he had to endure.

About the Author

Dr. Albert was born in Brooklyn and lived one block from Ebbetts Field. He grew up in Woodmere, New York, graduated from N.Y.U. and Albany Medical College, and did his psychiatric residency at UVA in Charlottesville, Virginia. He worked at N.I.M.H in the Division of Mental Health Service Programs and then became the Director of the Montgomery General Hospital Addiction and Mental Health Center. He was president of a multidisciplinary psychiatric private practice group and then became medical director of an insurance company. He is happily married for 33 years to Kitty, his strength and inspiration, and has three wonderful children and is constantly humbled by their support.