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Alzheimer's is the most common cause of dementia, which is memory loss that slowly takes over the ability to do anything including drink and eat. It isn't normal for aging, unlike what most people would say. It's the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. The symptoms include being confused doing normal tasks that are part of day to day. Also, losing track of things, confusion, and challenges in planning or solving issues. If a close family member of your's has Alzheimer's, you have 30% more chances to get it yourself. Even personalities change, when they react to things it can be more dramatic than before. Tangles and plaques occur in the brain, and things slowly break apart. That's why they slowly forget how to do day to day things. In speech, they could struggle to find the right words, vision issues, or even get lost easily. Watching them slowly forget people, including a husband or even their child can be very sad. I think of The Notebook, and how her family she didn't recognize. It's sad but I suppose it's part of life.
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