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Alzheimer’s disease

IT’S AN INSIDIOUS, irreversible disease that ac-
celerates the loss of brain cells. It causes memory
loss, personality change, loss of emotional control,
and some loss of physical control. Some call it ‘‘the
funeral that goes on day to day.’’ In B.C., 34,000
people suffer from it, “ompared with 20,000 cases
of cancer. ,

ft’s) Alzheimer’s disease, children in lower mainland
and there ts no known cure schools During one class, she
Sixty-two-year-old Bette was disturbed by a sudden
Hood of Deep Cove used to onset of stuttering.
teach classes on Canada’s She underwent a week of
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General Hospital last July,
and the doctor gave Hood the
verdict: Alzheimer’s disease.

lt was devastating news.
Hood’s only prior contact
with the disease was with a
woman she'd known in a
retirement home who had
suffered from ut. During the
later stages of the disease, the

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he funeral that continues from day to day

woman had become disorien-
tated and wandered over the
edge of a cliff, killing herself.

Hood has now given up her
job. She has been living on
her own, but plans to move
into an apartment with a
companion in the future.

‘| really don’t know
what's going to happen. |
can't apply for a job. I’m go-
ing to give things a try ...
keep on going as long as |

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BETTE HOOD
(right) is one of the
many sufferers of
Alzheimer’s disease.
It is estimated that
one in five people
over 65 is a potential
victim, but young
people can also be
afflicted. Friends
and relatives, such as
Elizabeth Grubbe
(left) have formed
the Alzheimer sup-
port Association of
B.C. to offer infor-
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tance to those who
suffer from the ter-
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