在《Hidden Forces》第116集中，主持人Demetri Kofinas与国际知名长笛演奏家、作家、前电视记者Eugenia Zukerman对话。Eugenia曾担任科罗拉多州Bravo! Vail Valley音乐节的艺术总监十三年，并在CBS Sunday Morning担任艺术记者超过二十五年。她著有两部小说、两部非虚构作品以及众多剧本、文章和书评。三年前，Eugenia的家人开始注意到她的认知变化，她异常健忘，有时会异常困惑。在家人的建议下接受检查，被诊断出患有阿尔茨海默病的症状。在此期间，Eugenia开始写作，记录了她对抗这种诊断带来的遗忘和困惑的经历，最终形成了她的抒情回忆录《Like Falling Through a Cloud》。

🎵 Eugenia Zukerman的音乐与写作生涯：Eugenia Zukerman不仅是知名的长笛演奏家，还是一位多产的作家，她的作品涵盖了小说、非虚构作品、剧本等多个领域，并在电视媒体界有着长达二十五年的艺术报道生涯。

🧠 阿尔茨海默病的挑战：Eugenia被诊断出患有阿尔茨海默病，这种疾病不仅影响了她的记忆，也给她带来了困惑。她的经历反映了我们每个人在某个时刻都可能面临的挑战。

📝 写作作为疗愈：面对疾病的挑战，Eugenia选择用笔记录下自己的心路历程，创作了《Like Falling Through a Cloud》这本抒情回忆录，展现了她在疾病面前的坚韧和乐观。

🤝 共同的人性体验：Eugenia的故事提醒我们，尽管我们每个人的人生道路不同，但面对生老病死的共同命运，我们都有着相似的体验，这可以成为我们相互慰藉的源泉。

🌟 启示与展望：Eugenia的经历激励我们，在新的十年里，应该更多地关注那些将我们联系在一起的事物，而不是那些使我们分离的事物。

In Episode 116 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Eugenia Zukerman, an internationally renowned flutist, writer, and former television correspondent. Eugenia was the artistic director of the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival in Colorado for thirteen years and the arts correspondent on CBS Sunday Morning for more than twenty-five years. She is the author of two novels, two works of nonfiction, and numerous screenplays, articles, and book reviews.   

Three years ago, Eugenia’s family began to notice changes in her cognition. She was unusually forgetful and at times confused in ways that seemed unusual. Pushed by her family to undergo testing, it was determined that she was suffering symptoms consistent with a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s. It was around this time that Eugenia took pen to paper, and began writing what turned into a lyrical memoir (“Like Falling Through a Cloud,”) of her experience coping with the type of forgetfulness and confusion that comes with such a difficult diagnosis.

What Eugenia Zuckerman is going through is a variation of what we will all face at some point in our lives, and it’s something that is particularly hard to accept for those of us who have been blessed with bountiful lives and the capacities to shape them. We’re used to getting our way, but when it comes to our mortality, we’re all in the same boat. We all have a common fate to share, and in some odd way, this can be a source of comfort. 

As we move into a new decade full of life, love, relationships, and opportunities, it would behoove us to focus a little bit more on the things that bring us together and less on the things that set us apart. In this sense, Eugenia’s story serves as an inspiration.

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