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An estimated 4 million people are living with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) in America today, with approximately 370,000 new cases diagnosed every year. AD patients live anywhere from 5 to 20 years after their diagnosis; and their inability to care for themselves grows more dramatic as the disease progresses, creating profound implications for their families and healthcare providers. Its impact on families during the caregiving years is overwhelming.If you have a family member or close friend who’s suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease and you’re looking for current, useful information, then Alzheimer’s For Dummies is for you. This reference guide also is helpful if youNeed to know more about its diagnosis and treatmentWant to take care of yourself while taking care of your loved oneAre not the primary caregiver but want to know how to helpWant to know how Alzheimer’s Disease is going to affect you and your loved oneAlzheimer’s For Dummies takes a realistic look at Alzheimer’s Disease, what it is and what it isn’t.
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Leeza Gibbons is an Emmy Award-winning television personality, successful businesswoman, social entrepreneur, and author. From hosting ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT, her daytime talk show LEEZA, the PBS news show MY GENERATION, and the TV newsmagazine AMERICA NOW, she is one of the best known and best loved hosts on the air. Through her New York Times bestseller TAKE 2: YOUR GUIDE to CREATING HAPPY ENDINGS AND NEW BEGINNINGS, she made the case for playing by your own rules, and she used that philosophy to win NBC's CELEBRITY APPRENTICE, becoming the second woman ever to earn the title. In 2002, she founded the Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation, which offers free services for family caregivers through its signature program, Leeza's Care Connection. She lives in gratitude with her husband in Los Angeles and has three children, a dog, and a cat.
