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Alzheimer's tsunami poised to hit Long Island

An English professor struggles to write a sentence. An accountant cannot balance a checkbook. A mechanic does not understand how to use a fork. A mother no longer recognizes her children.

The face of Alzheimer's disease may vary. It is an affliction that knows no racial, social or intellectual boundaries, and each individual who suffers from it may display different symptoms and behaviors....

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