Friday, November 19, 2010

Alzheimer's Disease is a Growing Problem in the Latino Community

Identifying this disease early is crucial, but Hispanics are not getting the diagnoses that are necessary. - - Donna Poisl

from HispanicBusiness.com

Suddenly, the older man broke into the conversation. "We cannot do it; we are illegal," his daughter Angelica remembers him saying. "If we leave, we may never get back again."

The room fell silent with shock. Reyes and his family, who crossed the border from Mexico to Arizona three decades earlier, have been U.S. citizens for more than 20 years.

"It was then I realized my father is sick," Angelica said. "He's not himself anymore."
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