As with AIDS when
it was discovered that dementia appeared to result when the HIV attacked glial
cells in the brain (which then failed to care for the neurons that died from
neglect), Alzheimer’s may be the outcome of an attack on the mitochondria. It
is going to be interesting following this line of research. Recently, a friend of mine shared a youtube
item about a 95 year old man who had developed dementia and had to be placed in
a facility for individuals whose brains were damaged at that level. Although
Alzheimer and other forms of dementia are believed to be a type of neurological
brain disease, apparently they doesn’t necessarily wipe out all skills and
abilities. This man was still able to play jazz! You may want to take a couple
minutes and watch this. It brought tears to my heart . . .
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