Number one risk factor for Alzheimer's
What is age?
Inability to recall people, events, facts
What is memory loss?
Hours/days of Helpline
What is 24/7?
Umbrella term for changes in memory, thinking, reasoning
What is Dementia?
Impact on size of brain due to Alzheimer's
What is decreases in size?
Risk factor that relates to family
What is heredity?
New problems with ____________ in speaking or writing
What are words?
When a person has two or more types of Dementia
What is mixed Dementia?
Proteins in brain that kill brain cells
What are plaques and tangles?
Two races at higher risk for Alzheimer's
What are Blacks and Hispanics?
Challenges in planning or solving _______________
What are problems?
Largest annual fundraiser
What is Walk to End Alzheimer's?
Leads a small group of caregivers and/or persons with Alzheimer's
What is a support group facilitator?
Mild, moderate, severe
What are stages of Alzheimer's?
Women represent this percent of people with Alzheimer's
What is 2/3?
Changes in a person's characteristics and behaviors
What is personality change?
Fundraising events on Summer Solstice
What is the Longest Day?
Free clinical studies matching service
What is Trial Match?
Alzheimer's is / is not normal part of aging
What is "is not"?
1 in 3 __________ dies from Alzheimer's or other Dementia
What are seniors?
Questionable decision-making
What is poor judgement?
A world without Alzheimer's and all other Dementia
What is the Alzheimer's Association vision?
Vascular, Lewy Body, Frontotemporal
What are other forms of Dementia?
Loss of connection between brain cells; causes body to shut down
What is late stage Dementia?