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.
Dementia can hit at any age and developes at different rates in different people resulting in Alzhimer's. People with Down's Syndrome are very prone to early develop Alsxhimer's early and over 90% have full blown alzhimer's by the time they are 40. So the youngest person is likely to have been someone with Down's Syndrome. Early onset Alzheimer's can strike people in their 30's.