dr. stanley appel and dr. joseph masdeu and they're also professors of neurology at cornell. i'm proud to have them at this table especially my good friend jim nantz. this is a mission for you. >> it is. >> charlie: tell me how you became committed, determined. >> thank you for having us on and on this journey. we've shared a lot about this through the years. my dad had a long dreadful battle, 13 years against alzheimer's. i wrote a book called "always by my side" and i realized there was an audience. they reacted immediately in some ways i think galvanized the alzheimer's community. the feedback now ten years down the road still follows me where i go. the book it's not one we're trying to sell now but people are unfortunately the care giving side can relate to it. i can walk out of a tower or broadcast booth and people are asking me to sign the book and tell a story about a loved one. i realized i was put on the planet to do something more than have the best seat in the house for the final four or the master's. it became something that overtook me. >> charlie: since the book