Alzheimers Diagnosis Devasting

Keeping track of hundreds of details was all in a day’s work for Amy Shives. For 27 years she served at Spokane Community College as a nursing/allied health counselor. She juggled student appointments, class schedules and financial information with ease – until suddenly it was no longer easy. Names and numbers slipped her mind. Her forgetfulness alarmed her. She thought it must be stress, or maybe she just needed a vacation. But last summer, Shives received a devastating diagnosis: early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. “I’m 54,” she said. “People look at me and say, ‘You’ve got to be kidding. You’re too young’”/Cindy Hval, SR. More here.

Question: Has anyone in your family been affected by Alzheimer’s disease?