Alzheimer’s disease is a type of dementia, which is characterized by progressive damage to nerve cells and their connections. It causes problems with memory, thinking processes, verbal communication and behavior. Symptoms start out slowly and worsen over time, becoming severe enough to interfere with common everyday tasks. Alzheimer’s disease is not an immediate death sentence, a person may live anywhere from two to 20 years after diagnosis. Those years are fraught with uncertainty and most patients are in an increasingly dependent state. Despite popular belief, Alzheimer’s is not a normal part of aging, although the greatest known risk factor is…