advice and tips from a number of people with Parkinsonâs who live alone. Although many people feel that their single status will make their situation worse, a great deal of constructive advice and support is available to help people living by themselves feel safer, more positive and less alone. General considerations
Dementia is a progressive and degenerative disorder of the brain characterized by multiple cognitive deficits that include impairment in memory. In the early stages, it can manifest as absentmindedness or forgetfulness. The patient may forget names, or where they left their keys.
Early-onset Alzheimerâs disease occurs between a personâs 30s to mid-60s and represents less than 10 percent of all people with Alzheimerâs. Some cases are caused by an inherited change in one of three genes, resulting in a type known as early-onset familial Alzheimerâs disease, or FAD.