Alzheimer’s is a degenerative disease that has become visible thanks to the testimony of some of our famous people.
The actress Carmen Sevilla has been living with the disease for almost eight years.
The same thing happened to Adolfo Suárez, Pasqual Maragall, actress Rita Hayworth or Charlton Heston.
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The Alzheimer it is one of the most complicated diseases that can exist. Above all, for the relatives of the person who suffers from it, who observe how they forget the little things from day to day until remember nothing about your past and present.
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This degenerative disease usually affects people over 65 years of age and is characterized by memory loss and other mental capacities. Its approximate duration is usually about ten years, although it will vary depending on the time of diagnosis.
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This disease currently has a lot of visibility, although this does not make this complication easier to bear or accept. One way to raise awareness has been to put the loudspeaker on those famous who suffer from Alzheimer’s.
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Carmen Sevilla suffers from it since 2013
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Carmen Sevilla He has been living with the disease for years. Last October, the presenter turned 90 without any memory. She probably no longer remembers what she was or what she contributed to Spanish society during the 50s and 60s. She will not remember that she starred in more than sixty films. During the 70s, she became an essential on television and in 2013 began to forget who really was.
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Three years earlier he had decided to leave the small screen behind his continuous distractions, which would later be diagnosed: Alzheimer’s. Now Carmen spends her life in a residence in the Madrid town of Aravaca. So far only her son Augusto and a couple of friends can go to see her. It has been his son who has made sure that his mother’s decline is not made public.
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Pasqual Maragall was diagnosed more than 9 years ago
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Another important personality within the Spanish panorama that suffers from the disease is Pasqual Maragall. The former president of the Generalitat was diagnosed more than nine years ago and, from that moment, decided to retire from public life. At Pasqual’s side was always Diana, his wife, who died suddenly in early 2020. His family created a foundation against Alzheimer’s, which bears the name of the politician, to honor his legacy, raise awareness and help other people who are in the same situation.
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Adolfo Suárez did not remember having been president of the government
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The first president of our country, Adolfo Suarez, passed away without having any kind of memory. As his son commented, Adolfo Suarez Illana, his father had died without remembering that he was the first president of the Democracy. In addition, he only responded to affective stimuli such as affection.
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Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher also suffered from the disease
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The president of the United States, Ronald Reagan, also suffered from this disease. It was while he was still in the Oval Office that he began to feel some discomfort. This was confirmed by one of his sons, in his book, where he narrated how the last years of his father’s life had been and that he began to show this evil during his second term.
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Another well-known face that also suffered from Alzheimer’s was the fireproof Margaret Thatcher. The daughter of the Iron Lady announced, in 2008, that her mother suffered from this disease and, with the passage of time, confirmed that the former politician he had lost his memory capacity.
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Like Charlton Heston and Rita Hayworth
In the world of Hollywood this disease has been a reality. Charlton Heston, the actor of well-known films such as Ben-Hur or The Ten Commandments and president of the National Rifle Association had to leave the association due to the poor performance he was presenting due to Alzheimer’s. What’s more, died as a result of the disease in the year 2008. Rita Hayworth, who was one of the most admired women of the 20th century, suffered from Alzheimer’s disease and was not diagnosed until 1980. That is, twenty years after the first symptoms began and seven years before she passed away.
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In the same way, the actor Charles Bronson He asked to die with dignity and fought for more than a decade against this complicated disease. Gabriel Garcia Marquez He suffered from the disease and was another of the many celebrities who tried to stand up to Alzheimer’s. Even so, the writer and Nobel Prize winner in Literature ended up dying in 2014.
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