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Alzheimers

Noun

Meaning

a progressive form of presenile dementia that is similar to senile dementia except that it usually starts in the 40s or 50s; first symptoms are impaired memory which is followed by impaired thought and speech and finally complete helplessness

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Theres no such thing as ageing gracefully. I dont meet people who want to get Alzheimers disease, or who want to get cancer or arthritis or any of the other things that afflict the elderly. Ageing is bad for you, and we better just actually accept that. Aubrey de Grey

One of the great changes wrought by the increased public awareness of Alzheimers - and thank you, Nancy Reagan, you wonderful tough old dame, you - is that people in the early stages of the disease are now speaking out while they still have the capacity to do so. Charlie Pierce

After being diagnosed with Alzheimers in 2007, he passed away this morning in his bed, surrounded by his family and with his cat next to him. Source: Internet

People’s doctors only has them to take that mental acuity test if the doctor sees signs of dementia or Alzheimers. Source: Internet

Family problems abound in both families - an ex-con father who suddenly has lots of cash, a mother with Alzheimers, an ex-wife preferred over the new girlfriend, a son nearly disowned while a scheming sister is allowed to control the family fortune. Source: Internet

December 13, 1932 - April 16, 2018 David B. Schuur Sr. passed away peacefully April 16, 2018 due to complications with Alzheimers. Source: Internet

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