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These 11 facts that raise awareness about dementia come from buzzfeed.com.

The main thing is that life doesn’t end when dementia begins.

posted on Jun. 5, 2015, at 5:36 p.m, courtesy of Alzheimer’s Society (UK).

1. In the UK, around 225,000 people will develop dementia each year – that’s the equivalent to one person every three minutes.

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There are 850,000 people in the UK living with dementia, which means you might know someone affected by the condition. Dementia is not just about memory loss – there are many different kinds of dementia, and symptoms vary widely.

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Check out this video on the latest Alzheimer’s disease facts and figures from the Alzheimer’s Association in the US.

The Alzheimer’s Association has stated that if Alzheimer’s was eliminated, 500,000 lives would be saved per year in the United States alone. www.alz.org/facts

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11 facts about dementia

The main thing is that life doesn’t end when dementia begins.

1. In the UK, around 225,000 people will develop dementia each year – that’s the equivalent to one person every three minutes.

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For A Disease Being The 6th Leading Cause Of Death, We Don’t Hear Enough About It

The main thing is that life doesn’t end when dementia begins.

1. In the UK, around 225,000 people will develop dementia each year – that’s the equivalent to one person every three minutes.

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