INDIANAPOLIS — As many Hoosiers continue to gather with family and friends for the holidays, Alzheimer’s advocates encourage you to check on your older loved ones, especially if it’s been a while.
“When dealing with somebody who has Alzheimer’s or dementia, you may not notice it at first,” Molly Godby said.
That was the case for Godby.
WRTV“We always called my mom the master of disguise,” Godby said. “So when her symptoms started showing up, she was in her 50s. You brush things off. They’re just stressed, maybe I’m not around them as much.”
Godby now recognizes those signs of cognitive decline right away.
Godby’s dad is currently battling Dementia just five years after her mom passed from a decades-long fight with Alzheimer’s.
Molly Godby“It’s hard,” Godby said. “Here’s this person you love and a lot of times they are not the person you knew.”
According to the Alzheimer’s Association , more than 121,000 Hoosiers are living with Alzheimer’s or dementia.