Salon | Ronald Reagan and Alzheimer's: There's rich material in his presidency, but dementia isn't a laughing matter Salon Due in part to lengthening life spans, a larger number of people will develop some kind of dementia before they die. Already, more than five million Americans have Alzheimer's, and it kills more people than breast and prostate cancer put together. Alzheimer's Association Blasts 'Offensive' Reagan Dementia Comedy Will Ferrell playing Reagan with dementia in bad taste? Ronald Reagan's children slam Will Ferrell over COMEDY play about Alzheimer's battle |