Alzheimer's: A silence disease to baby boomers that need awareness

I thought I would share this information since this information was sent to me via email. This is about a disease that affect many in this country as they become baby boomers: Alzheimer's. Alzheimer's Association released a groundbreaking study, Generation Alzheimer's: The Defining Disease of the Baby Boomers. Here is an excerpt of information from the website:

·         This year, the first wave of baby boomers are turning 65 – and with increased age comes increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.

Our new report, "Generation Alzheimer's: The Defining Disease of the Baby Boomers," sheds light on a crisis that is no longer emerging – but here.

·         Many baby boomers will spend their retirement years either with Alzheimer's or caring for someone who has it.

An  An estimated 10 million baby boomers will develop Alzheimer's.

For more information, visit: alz.org.

As the lawmakers on Capitol Hill are trying to strip away Medicare and Medicaid, cut medical research, and repeal the Affordable Care Act in which went into law more than a year ago, a silence disease, Alzheimer, has not been giving much attention as more people enter the baby boomer age.  For those who know of someone in the baby boomer age or about to enter the baby boomer age, check out alz.org.