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Keeping the memories alive

2010 Manulife Walk for Memories (Alzheimer Society of Ontario)

 

Key facts:

- Alzheimer's disease is a progressive, degenerative disorder that attacks the brain's nerve cells, or neurons, resulting in loss of memory, thinking and language skills, and behavioral changes

- Alzheimer's disease is not a normal part of aging

- Alzheimer's disease is the leading form of dementia

- 1 in 11 Canadians over the age of 65 currently has Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia

 

For more info:

Alzheimer Society

www.alzheimer.ca/english/index.php

 

Alzheimer's Foundation for Caregiving in Canada

www.alzfdn.ca/

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Uploaded on July 3, 2011
Taken on January 30, 2010