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How My Mother's Alzheimer's Opened My Heart
Nonfiction, Family & Relationships, Aging, Eldercare, Family Relationships, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Constance Hanstedt | ISBN: | 9781631529535 |
| Publisher: | She Writes Press | Publication: | April 21, 2015 |
| Imprint: | She Writes Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Constance Hanstedt |
| ISBN: | 9781631529535 |
| Publisher: | She Writes Press |
| Publication: | April 21, 2015 |
| Imprint: | She Writes Press |
| Language: | English |
• Every 67 seconds, someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s. • Almost two-thirds of Americans with Alzheimer’s are women. • There are more than 15 million caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s, and more than 60 percent of them are women. • Nearly 15 percent of caregivers for people with Alzheimer’s are long-distance caregivers. • It is estimated that one to four family members act as caregivers for each individual with Alzheimer’s.
• Every 67 seconds, someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s. • Almost two-thirds of Americans with Alzheimer’s are women. • There are more than 15 million caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s, and more than 60 percent of them are women. • Nearly 15 percent of caregivers for people with Alzheimer’s are long-distance caregivers. • It is estimated that one to four family members act as caregivers for each individual with Alzheimer’s.
