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Alzheimer's Disease

I can recall my grandmother when I was a child; she was nice, happy, and could always remember stories about her younger years and even everyone in our family’s birthday. All of that changed one day though, my grandmother was at home about three years ago when all of the sudden she had a miniature stroke attack. Physically she was fine after the attack; but mentally she was not well. The miniature strokes had triggered a horribly devastating disease called Alzheimer’s disease.
Alzheimer's disease is a progressive and irreversible brain disease that destroys mental and physical functioning in human beings, and invariably leads to death. It is said to be one of the leading causes of adult death in the United States. The disease can create emotional and financial catastrophe for any families that has had a loved one inflicted with this horrible disease. Alzheimer’s disease deteriorates the inflicted person’s memory to the point that they can not even remember who their ch...

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