My article on Great Call, You Had Me at Dementia: Empowering Those with Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease, is a tribute to my dear friends Sandy Halperin and Brian LeBlanc who teach me every day how to live a life with courage and dignity. Here is the beginning. Link for the...
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Early Onset Dementia Traced to Mostly Preventable Adolescent Risk Factors
Hard to think that at 65 you can have dementia. Somethingin the wiring going haywire. Some attribute it to genes. This study suggests otherwise. From my about.com blog… I have been running into more and more people who have early onset dementia. It is a sad reality. A new JAMA...
13 Percent of Americans aged 60+ Report Growing Memory Loss (VIDEO)
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13 Percent of Americans aged 60+ Report Growing Memory Loss
Coach Pat Summitt’s has become a face for Early-Onset Dementia From ALFA -åÊ A large survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that 13 percent of Americans aged 60 and older reported worsening memory loss or confusion in the previous year, highlighting the need...