Being forgetful, unable to speak clearly, falling down, being bedridden, and contracting pneumonia, all clear signs of Alzheimers.
Ten years is quite a long time. I've read articles on the web that say some Alzheimers patients can live 20 to 50 years with Alzheimers.
"Ten years is quite a long time. I've read articles on the web that say some Alzheimers patients can live 20 to 50 years with Alzheimers."
Twenty years I could believe - I think 10 years was the average - and this was 5 or 6 years ago. However, I find it hard to believe someone could live 50 years with it. If they did, the last 20 or 30 years of their lives would be spent in a vegetative state. That assumes no drugs which retard the progression of the disease.