state. During the autopsy he found considerable shrinking and deposits around nerve cells. This would soon be known as Alzheimer’s a neurodegenerative disorder where the body destroys it’s own brain and nerve cells. Alzheimer’s is similar to dementia except dementia is a broad term used to describe disorders where patients experience a decline in mental ability. Most alzheimer’s victims will experience mild dementia that slowly develops into full blown Alzheimers. Over sixty percent of cases
I am not an amazing musician. I started piano when I was five years old and have been playing since, but I am only an average player. I have a good ear for pitch, but I struggle with even simple melodic dictation. I have been told that I have a natural inclination for music, that I have ‘talent,’ but here’s the thing – I don’t. I am where I am because of struggle; I have struggled to learn music; I have struggled to practice music; I have struggled to accept this part of me. What I have never struggled