Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease A very short presentation on 3 myths

2.8%

Dementia in

2038

“ Is Alzheimer’s a normal part of

aging?

”

Alzheimer’s disease is

a normal part

of aging.

not

“ Someone in my family was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Will I get it, too?

”

“ ”

Do people with Alzheimer’s understand what’s going on around them?

Dignity Respect &

“Rising Tide: the Impact of Dementia on Canadian Society”

www.alzheimer.ca/en/Get-involved/Raise-your-voice/Rising-Tide

“Myth and reality about Alzheimer’s disease” Alzheimer Society of Canada www.alzheimer.ca/en/About-dementia/Alzheimer-s-disease/Myth-and-reality-about-Alzheimer-s-disease

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Credits Slide 5, 6

Photo by Adam Jones adamjones.freeservers.com http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elderly_Couple_-_Brasov_-_Romania.jpg

“Old and Young” by Mbjerke http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Forside_Gammel_ung_profil.jpg

Slide 7

“Flowers and Chololate” from Free Stock Music/Footage Firm www.freestockmusic.com/2012/easy-listening-production-music/free-romance-stock-music-flowers-and-chocolate/

Music

This presentation was created by C. Keiko Funahashi as part of Stanford Internet-based Successful Aging & End of Life (iSAGE) mini-fellowship training program.