Your struggles with Alzheimer's
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Feeling him slipping away
by Kay Lazar
Early-onset Alzheimer’s took his mother and grandfather. Now it’s taking Bruce Vincent, just 48. He’s lost a lot already, but not his calm or courage.
Bobby Vee reveals he has Alzheimer's disease
Former 1960s teen pop idol Bobby Vee says he's been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. The 69-year-old, born Robert Velline in Fargo, N.D., says on his website...
(May 01, 2012)
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Alzheimer's disease (AD), also called Alzheimer disease, senile dementia of the Alzheimer type, primary degenerative dementia of the Alzheimer's type, or simply Alzheimer's, is the most common form of dementia. This incurable, degenerative, and terminal disease was first described by German psychiatrist and neuropathologist Alois Alzheimer in 1906 and was named after him. Most often, it is diagnosed in people over 65 years of age, although the less-prevalent early-onset Alzheimer's can occur much earlier. In 2006, there were 26.6 million sufferers worldwide. Alzheimer's is predicted to affect 1...
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