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This is really very rare but still devastating, contracting Alzheimer’s at 32 years of age.
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Category Archives: Human interest
Why do individuals with Alzheimer’s disease become so isolated?
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The Advocate has a great article about why Alzheimer’s patients become so isolated:
For the most part, when someone is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. friends and family members become afraid of saying or doing the wrong thing around them so they avoid contact altogether. Socialization dwindles, and the individual becomes isolated and alone.
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Monkeys with Alzheimer’s
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Humans were long believed to be the only animals to get Alzheimer’s disease. But recent research suggests that one of our close relatives, the chimpanzee, may also develop very similar hallmarks of the illness.
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Drumming for Alzheimer’s
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A walk down memory lane
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There is a small but unique study to see if jogging memories where they were made can help older African-Americans stay mentally sharp and slow early memory loss. The link for today has the whole story.
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Teenager hero
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Yesterday I attended a class at the Alzheimer Association to become a speaker on occasions for them. With me walked in a teenager who also took the course. He is 16 years old and his grandma has Alzheimer’s and he has seen from close by and now is determined to raise awareness for the cause. Great guy. In the link the Alzheimer’s Association which has such a wealth of resources that it should really be everyone’s first stop when confronted with the disease.
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