Leaving Eden: An Alzheimer's Journey
- ISBN-10
- 1457547198
- ISBN-13
- 9781457547195
- Series
- Leaving Eden
- Category
- Medical
- Pages
- 364
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-06-20
- Author
- Annette H. Sharp
Description
Leaving Eden is only one journey of hundreds of thousands of persons in the United States with the disease or caring for a loved one with the disease. 2015 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures from the Alzheimer's Association: [lb]Alzheimer's disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States; [lb]Almost two thirds of Americans with Alzheimer's disease are women; [lb]Alzheimer's is the only cause of death, in the top ten in America, that cannot be prevented, or cured; [lb]Every 67 seconds, someone in the United States develops the disease; [lb]By 2050, Alzheimer's could cost the nation $1.1 trillion.
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