CHILDREN OF PARENTS with Alzheimer's spend a lot of time thinking about what they can do to avoid the disease. I know this firsthand: My mom passed away last fall at the age of 84, and she struggled with significant cognitive decline in her final years. We still had good times together, but it's impossible not to feel a bit robbed by the whole experience.
It's also hard not to feel defeated when it comes to my own risk. My mom walked dogs for decades, volunteered throughout her 70s and read voraciously-all of which should have decreased her odds of getting Alzheimer's. I wondered: Is my own cognitive crash and burn inevitable?
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