These days, it's sometimes tough to know whether or not our friends and acquaintances are deliberate in being sillie about the way they live, act, dress, talk, partie, and interact. Do they have deeper problems that are out of their control? Problems that might run deeper than the usual alcohol and drug abuse, depression + anxiety, or desire to cultivate attention because of a bad childhood.

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Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease is when people under the age of 65 show symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease. I AM NOT A DOCTOR, NOR AM I IN MED SCHOOL, NOR DO I WORK AT AN IMMUNIZATION CLINIC, but I just want us to all be alert.

Sometimes, when you want to snap at your roommate who seems more worthless and pathetic than ever, you should stop to think that the way they are is out of their control.

Do any of these apply to some one you know?

Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease [Via Alz.org]
1. Memory loss.
2. Difficulty performing familiar tasks.
3. Problems with language.
4. Disorientation to time and place.
5. Poor or decreased judgment.
6. Problems with abstract thinking.
7. Misplacing things.
8. Changes in mood or behavior.
9. Changes in personality.
10. Loss of initiative.

According to many music blogs, Alzheimer's has only one cure: