It could be worse... as I have written before, there are alot of people in situations alot worse than mine. Moreover, while I may have been one of the unlucky ones among the 500,000 Americans who have been diagnosed with early on-set Alzheimer's (as defined by having a confirmed case and being under 65) at least I have some (undetermined) amount of lucid time left to enjoy life and know that I am... in other words, I have not exactly misplaced all my marbles yet... (okay... maybe one or two... but I have a big bag of 'em)
However to give you some understanding of how this disease can effect lives even younger than mine I refer you to a story a couple of Saturdays ago in the Arizona Republic... Dr. Flitman, the neurologist mentioned in the article, is also my doctor. Click on this link please...
It begins... "
Donna Baker just turned 50, and she can't remember how to tie her shoes."
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