Thank you for stopping by. If you watched my video introducing my new series MUSIC STILL REMAINS, here are more statistics on Alzheimers in the United States. As an added bonus, I have include a few things NEVER to say to someone with any kind of dementia.
Alzheimer’s is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States
Alzheimer’s is the only disease in the 10 leading causes of deaths in the United States that cannot be cured, prevent or slowed.
1 in 10 Americans over the age of 65 has Alzheimer’s.
Between 2017 and 2025 every state is expected to see at least a 1% rise in Alzheimer’s.
By 2050, it is estimated there will be as many as 16 million American’s living with Alzheimer’s.
By 2050, there could be as many as 7 million people age 85 and older with Alzheimer’s, accounting for half of all people 65 and older with Alzheimer’s.
It is estimated by 2020, there will be 5.8 million with Alzheimers, by 2050, there will be 13.8 million. This is in people 65+.
Two thirds people with Alzheimer’s are women.
African American’s are 50% more like to have Alzheimer’s than Caucasian Americans. Hispanic Americans are 100% more like to develop it!
Here are some things never to say to a person with Alzheimer’s:
- Don’t tell them they are wrong about something.
- Don’t ask if they remember something.
- Don’t remind them a love one is dead.
Learning “creative lying” helped me. My mother frequently told me she had told to her father and he was coming to get her. I would respond and tell her I had talked to him too. He told me to tell her he couldn’t come today because he had some crops he had to harvest (he was a farmer), it worked every single time.
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again – if you have never had someone close to you with dementia, you are lucky, FOR NOW! You have a better chance of winning the lottery unless there is a cure found in our lifetime!
Thank you for stopping by, I hope you will follow me on my journey with my MUSIC STILL REMAINS series!