Bucks County Courier Times running series of articles on Alzheimer’s Disease.

by Liz Lewis on February 5th, 2008

Bucks County, Pennslyvania is holding two town meeting this year focusing on Alzheimer’s Disease. The first meeting on February 28th will look at the disease, how its diagnosed, its progression, treatment, and resources. The second meeting, in April, will focus on caregivers and caregiving.

In a lead up to these two meetings, the Bucks County Courier Times is running a series of articles highlighting Alzheimer’s Disease and its effects. The first article Early stage Alzheimer’s: Making the connection looks at Alzheimer’s Disease and offers a personal story about how it affects people.

“She was an incredible cook, always whipping up a new creation. Long before it was trendy, Lorraine was a vegetarian. She took vitamins and other dietary supplements decades before it was mainstream.

So when her mom started acting out of character, Marjorie figured she might be depressed and lonely. After all, Lorraine was well into her golden years. She lived alone, her marriage long dissolved. Many of her friends had passed away.

Marjorie never heard of dementia, and her impression of Alzheimer’s was people who suddenly forgot things and wandered off, she said. That wasn’t her mom.” (more…)

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