It occurred to me that at one point it was like I had two diseases - one was Alzheimer’s and the other was knowing I had Alzheimer’s. There were times when I thought I’d have been much happier not knowing, just accepting that I’d lost brain cells and one day they’d probably grow back or whatever. Part of the report I’m helping to launch today reveals that 50 per cent of Britons think there is a stigma surrounding dementia. Only 25 per cent think there is still a stigma associated with cancer. The stories in the report - of people being told they were too young or intelligent to have dementia; of neighbors crossing the street and friends abandoning them - are like something from a horror novel. Terry Prachett, Wesley Smith's Comments
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