Alzheimer’s Bytes
It’s a tough subject, but Boomers need to stay informed about Alzheimer’s disease. Here is why: According to information provided by the Alzheimer’s Association….
- In 2015, the number of Americans with Alzheimer’s disease is estimated at 5.3 million. By 2025, the number of people age 65 and older with Alzheimer’s is expected to reach 7.1 million.
- Between 2000 and 2013, deaths attributed to Alzheimer’s disease increased 71 percent, while those attributed to heart disease declined 14 percent.
- Every 67 seconds, someone in the US develops Alzheimer’s disease.
Further…
- Alzheimer’s disease is the 6th leading cause of death in the U. S.
- Almost two-thirds of Americans with Alzheimer’s disease are women.
- In 2015, Alzheimer’s and other dementia will cost the US 226 billion, in 2050 these causes could be as high as $1.1 trillion.
- 1 in 3 American seniors dies with Alzheimer’s or another dementia.
Stay tuned for more information as Boomer Connections explores this topic in coming months.
By Cherie R. Blazer
Cherie is a late bloomer Boomer, born at the tail end of the Boomer generation. She was playing with Barbies while her older sisters marched on Washington and fought for equal rights, but watched and learned. Now she is an empty nester with a whole new future to explore and share at www.BoomerConnections.com! As “Philosopher in Chief” Cherie merely wants to change the world with this blog: to encourage those of us in the midst of our “second act” to look at life with new eyes, open to a life filled with new beginnings rather than endings, and to apply all we have learned to a way of living that is more meaningful and profound. There is SO much to live for, up until the very end.