Alzheimer's disease is not just a disease of old age.
Up to five percent of the more than 5 million Americans diagnosed with Alzheimer's are under 65.
The Rochester/Finger Lakes chapter of the Alzheimer's Association is hosting an "Early Stage" conference today at the Burgundy Basin Inn.
More than 50 local people diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease will be attending along with friends and family members. They will learn about current and future Alzheimer’s research as well as information about caring for a person in the early stages of the disease.
Cynthia Huling Hummel, a former Presbyterian minister from Elmira, was preparing her doctoral thesis in 2003 when she first noticed something was wrong. She was just 50 years old at the time.
Click on the listen link above to hear more about Cynthia’s story.