First time Quote by Anthony Doerr

Alzheimer's is a horrible thing. Some people are naive about it. They think, 'Oh it's just your memory,' but my mother was in terrible…

— Bonnie Tyler

Before my mother's diagnosis with Alzheimer's, I had heard of the disease, but hadn't known anyone who had suffered from it.

— Kevin Whately

When I was a medical student in the 1950s, we practically never spoke about Alzheimer's disease. And why is that so? And that is…

— Eric Kandel

The Alzheimer's Association is what I am passionate about. My grandfather had it. My mom has it. It's a horrible disease, and with our…

— Graham Shiels

My mother, who died aged 82, had Alzheimer's. Losing your memory is bad enough, but everything shuts down. You can't remember how to eat…

— Bonnie Tyler

There is a version of Alzheimer's which is early onset Alzheimer's. And it's - it's horrible, because people do get it in their 50s…

— Patti Davis

Alzheimer's is a devastating disease. It was painful for me and my family to watch my grandfather deteriorate. We must find a cure for…

— David Hyde Pierce

I don't know a great deal about Alzheimer's - just what it does.

— Valerie Harper

It occurred to me that at one point it was like I had two diseases - one was Alzheimer's, and the other was knowing…

— Terry Pratchett

When mum was diagnosed in 2004 there was a stigma attached to the condition and people didn't really talk about it. But that is…

— Angela Rippon

I spent a lot of time researching dementia, read papers on the subject, and also found a lot of dementia diaries on the Internet…

— Emma Healey

My mother passed away of complications of dementia. As you get older, it really makes you realize how many people are touched by this…

— Paul Coffey