Category: Mental Health

There’s a lot of talk in the media about Alzheimer’s disease, but what is it and why should we care?  Alzheimer’s is a type of dementia that typically begins with memory impairment and progressively worsens over time.  It affects more women than men and the average person diagnosed with Alzheimer’s will live 5-10 years after they’re diagnosed.  Unfortunately, Alzheimer’s not only affects the individual diagnosed, but their family as well, since their condition worsens over time which puts a strain