Diagnosed at 56: Younger-onset Alzheimer’s

Dementia Discussions

Today Barbara is joined by Bryan Wing whose wife, Patricia, was diagnosed with younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease at age 56. Bryan describes Patricia’s progression, from the early signs when she’d move things around in the kitchen (items that belonged in the refrigerator appeared in the cabinets, etc.) to when she had her first seizure in 2013. They discuss the challenges Bryan and his family experienced to get an accurate diagnosis, and the time when Patricia was prescribed the wrong medication and turned into a completely different person.

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