For listeners, can you just describe what happened?
For that reason it became a kind of obsession for a couple of years.Īnd the book begins in the midst of your own health crisis, where you write: “thinking about my own death was like swimming in room-temperature gravy,” which struck me. They were asking me questions about my family, and for me, it was interesting because I’m a historian by training-I teach history-and I could tell you an enormous amount about state building in 17 th century Japan or aspects of world history, but I was unable to tell them anything about my own family. They weren’t asking me questions about lifestyle, they weren’t asking questions about symptoms. It was, in the minds of my doctors, the most pressing question that they had. Sarah Aronson: What’s the question you had when you started the book?īrett Walker: Do I have a family history of illness? It was a question that was asked to me repeatedly when I was in the hospital.
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The following highlights are from a conversation with Brett Walker about his book, "A Family History of Illness: Memory as Medicine." To hear the full converstation, click the link above or subscribe to our podcast. He finds that family legacies shape us both physically and symbolically, forming the root of our identity and values, and he urges us to renew our interest in the past or risk misunderstanding ourselves and the world around us. In his own search, Walker soon realizes that this broader scope is more valuable than a strictly medical family history. Walker carried Milwaukee's offense throughout the 2020 regular season and he is a significant reason as to why the Milkmen finished with the league's best record and are preparing to face off against Sioux Falls in the American Association Championship Series.A Family History of Illness is a gritty historical memoir that examines the body's immune system and microbial composition as well as the biological and cultural origins of memory and history, offering a startling, fresh way to view the role of history in understanding our physical selves. He had two multi-home run game during the season, hitting two bombs apiece against Sioux Falls on July 29th and Chicago on August 30th. Walker was second in the league in slugging percentage and fourth in OPS.Īmong players on the Milkmen, Walker was first in home runs, RBI, slugging, OPS, and total bases, was second in hits and batting average, was fourth in on-base percentage. He was one of only two players who tallied at least 50 RBI, finishing one behind the league leader. Walker led the American Association with his 22 home runs in 2020, five more than any other player totaled this season. He even added three stolen bases and played solid defense during 44 starts in left field. He mashed as many long balls this year - 22 - as he did in 98 games in 2019. 268/.320/.609 to set a new career-high across all levels with a. Over the course of the shortened season, Walker appeared in 57 games and accrued 241 plate appearances. 777 OPS.ĭuring his second summer suiting up for his hometown independent nine, Walker took his game to new heights. He once again brandished his trademark home run power, launching 22 bombs to go along with a. Walker appeared briefly for the Kansas City T-Bones in 2018, but played his first full season in the American Association in 2019 as part of the Milwaukee Milkmen expansion roster. He was also selected to participate in the prestigious Arizona Fall League that year. He launched 143 home runs in 704 minor league games, with a single-season high of 31 long balls for Double-A Chattanooga in 2015.
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Walker played parts of seven seasons in the affiliated minor leagues, reaching as high as Triple-A while establishing himself as one of the top power threats in the professional game. After his collegiate career at Jacksonville University, he was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the 2012 MLB Draft. Walker, 28, is a native of the northside of Milwaukee and went to high school locally Milwaukee Lutheran.
The award is voted on by the league's managers, team executives, and media representatives and this year it went to the top offensive player on the team with the best record. On Thursday he was named to the Postseason All-Star Team, and on Friday, Walker was honored as the 2020 American Association Player of the Year. The accolades continue to roll in for Milwaukee Milkmen outfielder Adam Brett Walker II. Adam Brett Walker II named American Association Player of the Year
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