Early onset Alzheimer’s

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Read the story about this family struck by the disease.

Anyone whose parent had the mutation that causes early onset familial Alzheimer’s disease has a 50-50 chance of having it, too. And virtually everyone with the mutation will get dementia, usually in their 40s.

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Very sad story

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an Alzheimer’s patient dies after release from jail on his own without help:

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Caregiver tragedy

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Horrible story about how a caregiver couldn’t cope anymore and the devastating consequences. It reminds us of the importance of support for our caregivers.

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Alzheimer’s and the superbowl

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Joe Kapp, the rough-and-tumble quarterback who led the Minnesota Vikings in their first Super Bowl appearance, said he has Alzheimer’s and has decided to donate his brain after he dies for research into whether concussions he suffered during his playing days permanently damaged his mind.

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