The big Boogeyman for the elderly is, undoubtedly, dementia. And it is explained
to us that dementia is not a specific illness or condition but a behavior, or rather,
disruption in behavior that signals that the brain is giving up before the body. The
most well-known from of dementia is Alzheimer's, eventually a complete tuning out where
the person is still standing but impossible to communicate with. Brain cells, gone!
Or perhaps other forms, from a different etiology, where the elderly person is angry
and agitated, and somehow cannot make sense of things as before...Don't want to
go there, for sure.
So last night, I stumbled on an article on alcohol that cheered me up. I decided at age 25
that I was not going to be a person who consumes alcohol, even in so-called moderation.
I had tasted the main forms of it so I was in synch with the wider culture on the matter;
that work was done. And I stuck to this decision for 50 years. And here I find this article
that nails premature brain cell death to alcohol consumption. Neat!! Below:
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