Joan Presky, a 70-year-old retired attorney, fears dementia due to her family's history with the disease. After a neuropsychological evaluation revealed her short-term memory was fine, she felt both shocked and reassured; however, the potential for dementia still weighs heavily on her mind. Her mother's prolonged battle with Alzheimer's has left a profound impact, coloring her perceptions of her own future. Public concern is heightened, especially following a study predicting significant increases in dementia cases over the next thirty years, which even reached mainstream humor on platforms like Saturday Night Live.
The prospect of dementia, which encompasses Alzheimer's disease and a number of other cognitive disorders, so frightens Americans that a recent study projecting steep increases in cases drew enormous public attention.
Despite having tested average or above in cognitive categories, Joan Presky remains troubled by the prospect of dementia, influenced profoundly by her mother's experience with Alzheimer's.
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