Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive and degenerative form of dementia that develops in the brain before going on to eventually destroy the memory of the Alzheimer’s sufferer, impair the ability to learn, make judgment, communicate effectively and also affecting the ability to live a normal daily life.

Alzheimer’s can also cause changes in behavior both mentally and physically as well as trigger paranoia, anxiety, delusion and even hallucinations. It is indeed a horrible and awful disease.

The disease affects over 15 million elderly men and women worldwide and it is the most common form of dementia, with over 75% of cases diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. The disease acts by shrinking and eating away at areas of the brain, especially the memory (hippocampus) and thinking (cortex) areas.