“ Man's memory shapes Its own eden within. Jorge Luis Borges “ You can't converse with Alzheimer's sufferer...
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Man's memory shapes Its own eden within.
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What really scares me is Alzheimer's or premature senility, losing that ability to read and enjoy and to write. And you do it, and some days maybe aren't so good, and then some days, you really catch a wave, and it's as good as it ever was.
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Suffering is always hard to quantify especially when the pain is caused by as cruel a disease as Alzheimer’s. Most illnesses attack the body; Alzheimer’s destroys the mind and in the process, annihilates the very self.
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The thing about Alzheimer's is that it's it's sort of like all these little, small deaths along the way, before they actually physically die.
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Alzheimer's disease is death before death, and I'm terrified of it.
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I think the earlier stages of Alzheimer's are the hardest. Particularly because the person knows that they are losing awareness. They're aware that they're losing awareness, and you see them struggling.
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Alzheimer's is a disease for which there is no effective treatment whatsoever. To be clear, there is no pharmaceutical agent, no magic pill that a doctor can prescribe that will have any significant effect on the progressive downhill course of this disease.
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The great tragedy of Alzheimer's disease, and the reason why we dread it, is that it leaves us with no defence, not even against those who love us.
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Alzheimer's is a devastating disease. It was painful for me and my family to watch my grandfather deteriorate. We must find a cure for this horrible disease.
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I think the best thing I ever did with my life was stand up and say I've got Alzheimer's.
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Alzheimer's disease starts when a protein that should be folded up properly misfolds into a kind of demented origami.
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To put it simply our brain span should match our lifespan.
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People do not realize that Alzheimer's is not old age. It is a progressive and fatal disease and staggering amounts of people develop Alzheimer's every day.
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If you want to avoid Alzheimer's disease, sleep 8 hours a night.
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Do you know what Irish Alzheimer's is? It's when you forget everything but your grudges.
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It seems that when you have cancer you are a brave battler against the disease, but when you have Alzheimer's you are an old fart. That's how people see you. It makes you feel quite alone.
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Alzheimer's it is a barren disease, as empty and lifeless as a desert. It is a thief of hearts and souls and memories.
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There is a version of Alzheimer's which is early onset Alzheimer's. And it's - it's horrible, because people do get it in their 50s and 60s. And it's terrible.
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"I often hear people say that a person suffering from Alzheimer's is not the person they knew. I wonder to myself - Who are they then?
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Each form of Alzheimer's disease should perturb different brain networks and so influence the concentration of different proteins that can be measured in the blood.
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Alzheimer's disease locks all the doors and exits. There is no reprieve, no escape.
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To care for those who once cared for us is one of the highest honors.
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Alzheimer's usually comes later than AIDS, but I decline to call that progress.
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Alzheimer's caregivers are heroes.
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Never let the brain idle. 'An idle mind is the devil's workshop.' And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.
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I think I'm getting a little bit of Alzheimer's. Just a little.
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People with Alzheimer's deserve to be seen, so that we can find a cure!
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The mind is like an iceberg, it floats with one-seventh of its bulk above water.
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I must admit I am nervous about getting Alzheimer's. Once it hits, I might tell my best joke and never know it.
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Jewish Alzheimer's is forgetting everything except a grudge.
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Suffering is always hard to quantify especially when the pain is caused by as cruel a disease as Alzheimer's. Most illnesses attack the body; Alzheimer's destroys the mind and in the process, annihilates the very self.
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Alzheimer’s is a devastating disease. It was painful for me and my family to watch my grandfather deteriorate. We must find a cure for this horrible disease.
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Alzheimer's is literally killing us, and the only way to fight this 'crime' is through a groundswell of people who continue to raise their voices and funds to ensure it gets the attention it deserves.
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