I came across this video randomly tonight and it made me think.
The video description says: My mom has Alzheimer's, I sing her my songs to cheer her up.
Then I saw this comment he made a few weeks ago:
She recently got Alzheimer's bad and she can't remember me or my playing anymore...
While the Ice Bucket Challenge has put the spotlight on the horrors of ALS in recent weeks, it's important to remember there are other diseases that also need to be fought.
Glen Campbell has been moved to a facility that specializes in Alzheimer’s care. The 77-year-old has been battling the disease for three years. Fans found out about it in 2011.
It’s one of those crazy things that researchers at the University of Florida say is a pretty dependable and low-tech way of determining whether someone is a likely candidate for Alzheimer's: whether you’re able to sniff peanut butter. And it gets even more strange beyond that.
I just read a new article about lack of sleep and how it may be connected to Alzheimer’s Disease later in life. Sleep is really important and I surely don’t get enough of it. Do you? Do you get the recommended 6-8 hours regularly? Probably not! You should though, …and here’s why.