Woman Faces Early Onset Alzheimers
Patty Smith, 53, discusses the importance of coping strategies and attitude
By: Alyne Ellis
Oil painting is one way Patty Smith copes with Early Onset Alzheimer's.
Patty Smith Interview
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Two years ago, Patty Smith noticed that she was forgetting things, that she often "glazed over."
She went to her doctor and received a life-altering diagnosis of Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease. In this short radio spot, Patty relates how she's learning to cope.
She had to quit her job, but she's become a traveling spokesperson for the Alzheimer's Association. And she's learned new daily coping strategies, like oil painting.
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