Stuff.co.nz | Ex-Wellington mayor Kerry Prendergast tells of parents' dementia struggles Stuff.co.nz Former Wellington mayor Kerry Prendergast knows the cruelty of dementia – which will affect two people in the time it takes to read this sentence. Her father was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease 13 years ago and died three years later. Her mother was ... 60000 Kiwis suffer from dementia |
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Former Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast talks of parents’ dementia struggles – Stuff.co.nz
Stuff.co.nz | Former Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast talks of parents' dementia struggles Stuff.co.nz Former Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast knows the cruelty of dementia - which will affect two people as you read this sentence. Her father was diagnosed with Alzheimer's 13 years ago and died three years later. Her mother was diagnosed with another ... |
Alzheimer’s experts say dementia cases will nearly triple by 2050 – Raw Story
Raw Story | Alzheimer's experts say dementia cases will nearly triple by 2050 Raw Story The number of people with dementia worldwide will nearly triple from 47 million today to 132 million in 2050, a report said Tuesday. Dementia is an umbrella term for degenerative diseases of the brain characterised by a gradual decline in the ability ... |
Very few have pure form of Alzheimer’s, dementia – The Hindu
Very few have pure form of Alzheimer's, dementia The Hindu Many believe that Alzheimer's and Vascular Dementia are the most common forms of dementia, but in reality, very few people have the pure form of either. Alzheimer's combined with Cerebro-vascular disease is the most common form of dementia, according ... |
Prunella Scales’s dementia is so bad she forgot show she’d just seen – Daily Mail
Daily Mail | Prunella Scales's dementia is so bad she forgot show she'd just seen Daily Mail Although Alzheimer's disease develops at different rates for each individual, common symptoms include short-term memory loss, confusion, irritability, mood swings, and, eventually, long-term memory loss. Piers Morgan's Life Stories will begin on ... |