This document discusses three common myths about Alzheimer's disease and provides resources to learn more. It notes that Alzheimer's disease is not a normal part of aging and having a family member diagnosed does not mean one will definitely get it. While the disease impacts memory and other cognitive abilities, people with Alzheimer's can still understand things going on around them to some degree. The document directs readers to Alzheimer Society of Canada websites that discuss how the disease will impact Canadian society and provide facts to separate myth from reality about the disease. It provides credits for images and music used in the presentation.

1. Understanding
Alzheimer’s Disease
A very short presentation on 3 myths

2. 2.8%
Dementia
in
2038

3. “Is Alzheimer’s a
normal part of
aging?

4. Alzheimer’s
disease is
a normal part
of aging.
not

5. “Someone in my
family was
diagnosed with
Alzheimer’s.
Will I get it, too?

7. “
”
Do people with Alzheimer’s understand
what’s going on around them?

8. Dignity Respect&

9. “Rising Tide: the Impact of Dementia on Canadian Society”
www.alzheimer.ca/en/Get-involved/Raise-your-voice/
Rising-Tide
“Myth and reality about Alzheimer’s disease”
Alzheimer Society of Canada
www.alzheimer.ca/en/About-dementia/Alzheimer-s-
disease/Myth-and-reality-about-Alzheimer-s-disease
Learn more at…

10. Credits
Slide 5, 6
Photo by Adam Jones adamjones.freeservers.com
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elderly_Couple_-_Brasov_-_Romania.jpg
“Old and Young” by Mbjerke
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Forside_Gammel_ung_profil.jpg
Slide 7
“Flowers and Chololate” from Free Stock Music/Footage Firm
www.freestockmusic.com/2012/easy-listening-production-music/free-
romance-stock-music-flowers-and-chocolate/
Music

11. This presentation was created by C. Keiko Funahashi
as part of Stanford Internet-based Successful Aging &
End of Life (iSAGE) mini-fellowship training program.