Alzheimer's is a progressive neurological disorder characterized by loss of memory and sense of direction.<\/p>\n
According to the Pan American Health Organization and Alzheimer's Disease International, a person develops the illness every three seconds.<\/p>\n
It is estimated the number of affected will go from the current 50 million to 152 million in the year 2050.<\/p>\n
Today, global costs of this disorder amount to one billion dollars.<\/p>\n
This scenario has created a true throwaway culture, which Pope Francis regrets.<\/p>\n
POPE FRANCIS<\/strong> Pope Francis is one world leader who speaks out on the marginalization of patients suffering from this disease.<\/p>\n During the Year of Mercy he visited the Villaggio Emmanuele, a residence dedicated to people with Alzheimer's.<\/p>\n 'You are very kind! I love you very much.'<\/p>\n Alzheimer's not only affects the sufferer, it has also been a challenge for families.<\/p>\n GABRIELLA SALVINI<\/strong> World Alzheimer's Day is celebrated every September 21, a date that seeks to raise awareness and promote initiatives to bring hope to patients and their families.<\/p>\n Daniel D\u00edaz Vizzi September 21, 2019. The number of people affected will go from 50 million to 152 million in 2050, according to PAHO and ADI.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":20229,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"acf":{"video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Mp9FhNptOAo","video_descarga":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/balzheimereng.mp4","international_url":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/balzheimerint.mp4","type":"rrp","newsletter":"si"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47627"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47627"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47627\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nIt's a sickness that affects many men and women, who, because of this disease, are often the victims of violence and abuse.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nAlzheimer's Federation Italy
\n'We couldn't understand what was happening: my mother couldn't read. She told me that my sister was stealing her money, that she couldn't find anything... It was a tragedy. In the end, a doctor said maybe it was Alzheimer's.'<\/em><\/p>\n
\nTranslated: Melissa Butz<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"