“Dida! Dida! “ I shout to my grandmother. He simply sits in the chair staring in the same direction without responding to my advances. He has suffered from Alzheimer's for ten years. His condition worsens every six months, affecting various aspects of his health. His first fall was noticed when he failed to recall recent incidents. He would forget information or incidents that had happened even five minutes earlier. Gradually he lost self-control, needing help eating, bathing and even walking. Alzheimer's is a type of dementia that causes problems with thinking, memory and behavior. Alzheimer's has several stages in which it becomes severe enough to interfere with our daily life activities. Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia. Dementia is not a disease. It is a general term used to describe a decline in mental abilities involving thinking and other mental activities. It can become serious and interfere with daily activities. Alzheimer's disease accounts for sixty to eighty percent of dementia cases. A common myth we grow up with is that everyone...