Event Dime

Connected : love, loss, and the unseen forces behind chronic disease by Carlin, Martha R.

When:

July 24, 2026 · 7:39 PM

Where:

CONNECTED

Source:

Fairfax County Public Library

"When Martha Carlin's husband, John, was diagnosed with Parkinson's, she entered a medical system skilled at naming disease, but far less equipped to explain it. Unwilling to accept inevitability without understanding, she began asking deeper questions--about inflammation, microbes, environment, metabolism, and the unseen patterns that shape chronic illness. What began as a wife's search for answers became a profound scientific journey of love, grief, and discovery. In CONNECTED, Carlin blends i