10 Facts about a devastating disease someone you love (or you) will get

http://www.alternet.org/personal-health/10-facts-you-need-know-about-devastating-disease-you-or-someone-you-love-will-likely

Chances are you know someone who is directly affected by the heartbreak of Alzheimer’s disease. Perhaps even you are watching a loved one’s mental powers and very identity ebb away. In my case, it is a dear friend whose mother has been diagnosed with the disease, and is already driving her family crazy by asking the same questions over and over. My friend’s father is a cheerful soul, but sadness and worry has crept into his eyes. This family knows that repetitive anxious questions are just the beginning of an illness that gets unimaginably worse.