#alzheimer

Her purse was a weight, ballast; it tethered her to the earth as her mind floated away. ↗

— Anne Lamott

#insanity #parents #tragedy #faith

I think I'm getting a little bit of Alzheimer's. Just a little. ↗

— Christopher Walken

#bit #getting #i #i think #just

Alzheimer's is a devastating disease. It was painful for me and my family to watch my grandfather deteriorate. We must find a cure for this horrible disease. ↗

— David Hyde Pierce

#cure #deteriorate #devastating #disease #family

I know three people who have got better after a brain tumour. I haven't heard of anyone who's got better from Alzheimer's. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#alzheimer #anyone #better #brain #got

In addition to relieving patient suffering, research is needed to help reduce the enormous economic and social burdens posed by chronic diseases such as osteoporosis, arthritis, diabetes, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, cancer, heart disease, and stroke. ↗

— Ike Skelton

#alzheimer #arthritis #burdens #cancer #chronic

The medical literature tells us that the most effective ways to reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, Alzheimer's, and many more problems are through healthy diet and exercise. Our bodies have evolved to move, yet we now use the energy in oil instead of muscles to do our work. ↗

— David Suzuki

#bodies #cancer #diabetes #diet #disease

If ever the day comes when he wakes beside me and my name doesn't come to his lips, when that bewildered look in his eyes doesn't fade away, I'll remember for us both. I won't let him forget the life we built together. I won't let him go. ↗

— J.M. Snyder

#love #life

Dedicated researchers seek better treatments and cures for diabetes, kidney disease, Alzheimer's and every form of cancer. But these scientists face an array of disincentives. We can do better. ↗

— Michael Milken

#array #better #cancer #cures #dedicated