How I'm preparing to get Alzheimer's

Title:
How I'm preparing to get Alzheimer's
Speaker:
Alanna Shaikh
Description:

When faced with a parent suffering from Alzheimer's, most of us respond with denial ("It won't happen to me") or extreme efforts at prevention. But global health expert and TED Fellow Alanna Shaikh sees it differently. She's taking three concrete steps to prepare for the moment -- should it arrive -- when she herself gets Alzheimer's disease.

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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
06:26
Format: HTML5
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