A lady in her late 60’s stepped down from her apartment, informing her daughter-in-law that she would be going to the nearby market to buy groceries. She did not return for a long time even though the market was just adjacent to their apartment.
Then a few hours later the old lady returned home accompanied by her neighbour’s son who found her in the market wandering and searching for her home as she had forgotten her whereabouts. The old lady was confused and scared. She was then taken to a neurologist and her previous history revealed that she had developed forgetfulness. She would keep vegetables to be cooked on the gas and forget about them. One incident was that she complained of not having eaten anything since morning even after having a heavy breakfast. A thorough look into her history and tests revealed that she was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.
Alzheimer’s disease is a....
