Dementia is especially prevalent in older COPD patients, making managing symptoms even more difficult. COPD is its own risk factor for developing dementia. Conditions such as low oxygen, high carbon dioxide, and blood vessel damage in the brain due to smoking all play a role in dementia with COPD. You can help prevent dementia by taking these steps:
A: Benjamin Franklin had two sons and one daughter. His sons were William Franklin and Francis Folger Franklin, and his daughter was Sarah Franklin Bache. Francis and Sarah were born in his marriage to Deborah Read, while William was born out of wedlock.
On April 17, 1790, American statesman, printer, scientist, and writer Benjamin Franklin dies in Philadelphia at age 84. Born in Boston in 1706, Franklin became at 12 years old an apprentice to his half brother James, a printer and publisher. He learned the printing trade and in 1723 went to Philadelphia to work after a dispute with his brother. After a sojourn in London, he started a printing and publishing press with a friend in 1728.