Episode Two: A Rough Night

In this episode, host Wayne MacPhail interviews Ruth Anne Smithson by phone from her home near Simcoe, Ontario.

Ruth Anne is a 59-year-old retired school teacher. Her husband, Paul is 62 and is living with early onset Alzheimer's disease. Ruth Anne first started noticing her husband's memory loss in the summer of 2001, when he forgot how to play a card game.

The disease struck Paul much earlier than normal, often Alzheimer's disease doesn't hit until later in life.

To learn more about Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, visit http://www.alzheimerontario.org

To help you care for someone with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders, visit http://www.alzheimer.ca/english/care/intro.htm

For more information, call the Alzheimer Society of Ontario at 1-800-879-4226

Photo courtesy of Ruth Anne Smithson

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