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Originally Posted by Villages PL
The book (100 Simple Things....) explains that there can be brain shrinkage and all kinds of other signs of degeneration and some people go on living normal lives. So, it's a strange disease. But it's thought that there can be offsetting factors like keeping active etc..
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It is indeed, a strange disease. My friend was devastated initially when diagnosed with mild cognitive disorder AND some brain shrinkage...having had so many family members with Alzheimer's, including her father, uncles, and an aunt, too, I believe. A good number of years have passed and there appears to be no worsening, so hopefully, she and her family will be spared this disease and it's devastating impact on patient and family. This disease is so complicated....hopefully a cause and effect can be definitively determined soon.