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Alzheimer’s disease. Americans fear only cancer more. For those older than 65, it is the most feared diagnosis. The disease, which causes dramatic problems with memory, thinking and behavior, is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States.
For Linda Gagnon, it was both a shock and no surprise at all. At the start of 2012, her 88-year-old mother, Martha Gagnon, was bright, alert and still dropping in on her weekly quilting group.