“The Inheritance” Follows ND Family as Genetic Alzheimer’s becomes Legacy

Dear Readers: For most people, finding out that they have received an inheritance is a positive experience. Not so when that inheritance is early onset familial Alzheimer’s disease (eFAD). This type of inheritance involves a gene which each family member has a 50 percent chance of inheriting. For those who inherit this gene, their chance of developing Alzheimer’s disease by middle age, if not younger, is 100 percent. In her engrossing new book “The Inheritance,” Niki Kapsambelis presents the story of a North Dakota family facing such a reality. Read full review of "The Inheritance" on Inforum: Purchase Minding Our Elders: Caregivers Share Their Personal Stories – paperback or ebook An amazing book of stories that will touch your heart and encourage you, especially if you are a caregiver. Carol  Bradley Bursack also has an excellent website devoted to the elderly and their caregivers. - Carol Heilman Related articles People with Down Syndrome Heroes for Alzheimer's Research Is it Alzheimer's, a Different Type of Dementia or Something Else Entirely? Shadowing in Alzheimer's Sign of Fear, Anxiety                Related StoriesPain: How Is It Perceived by People with Dementia?The Root of Alzheimer's: Could Infection and Inflammation be Part of the Equation?Kathi Koll Foundation Providing Financial Aid to Low Income Caregivers 
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