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November 13, 2004
Lay news: Alzheimer's at 30-something
Jamie Talan, Alzheimer's at 30-something. Five percent of cases are early forms, devastating young lives and families (19 October 2004, Newsday)
Leading text: "Three years ago, Michael Henley began keeping a diary so that he could chronicle a mind that would one day be lost to Alzheimer's. He was 36 years old, and the first hints of the disease came crashing down on his family during a vacation when he forgot that his teenage daughter had gone off with a relative. A year later, he wrote in his journal: "Today was a bad day. I couldn't complete a full sentence." Things have progressed rapidly for Henley, who is now 39 and in the full-blown stages of Alzheimer's dementia. While he still knows his wife and two children, he is not able to hold a meaningful conversation. He loves to walk, but is now timid on his feet. When outside, he has to be led by the hand or he'll wander into traffic. His eyes still sparkle when his wife tells him how much he is loved, but the intimate connection between husband and wife is gone. Only three years ago the main provider for the family, Henley now needs round-the-clock care..." [FullText]
Leading text: "Three years ago, Michael Henley began keeping a diary so that he could chronicle a mind that would one day be lost to Alzheimer's. He was 36 years old, and the first hints of the disease came crashing down on his family during a vacation when he forgot that his teenage daughter had gone off with a relative. A year later, he wrote in his journal: "Today was a bad day. I couldn't complete a full sentence." Things have progressed rapidly for Henley, who is now 39 and in the full-blown stages of Alzheimer's dementia. While he still knows his wife and two children, he is not able to hold a meaningful conversation. He loves to walk, but is now timid on his feet. When outside, he has to be led by the hand or he'll wander into traffic. His eyes still sparkle when his wife tells him how much he is loved, but the intimate connection between husband and wife is gone. Only three years ago the main provider for the family, Henley now needs round-the-clock care..." [FullText]
posted by Dr. Koudinov @ 13.11.04
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