My Dad died from Alz and Mom is in a memory care unit w/ALZ. With both parents having suffered from Alzheimers, chances may be higher for me to end up with this dreadful disease. Does anyone know of any studies of folks with my family history of ALZ? I would like to participate in the research of the causes ALZ and the search for a cure.
Since both your parents suffered from the disease, it is likely that you may also develop the same condition and you should be able to prepare for it. A lot of long term care dependents have alzheimer's, you might want to consider having some kind of long term care insurance. Here are some more resources that offers support for Alzheimer's:
https://www.alz.org/
http://www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers
http://www.alzheimersanddementia.org/
Since both your parents suffered from the disease, it is likely that you may also develop the same condition and you should be able to prepare for it. A lot of long term care dependents have alzheimer's, you might want to consider having some kind of long term care insurance. Here are some more resources that offers support for Alzheimer's:
https://www.alz.org/
http://www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers
http://www.alzheimersanddementia.org/