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Tennessee legislation encourages more education about Alzheimer's Disease
More than 120,000 people in Tennessee have Alzheimer's or dementia, the state Department of Health reports. Author: WBIR Staff, Cole Sullivan Published: 6:47 PM EST March 10, 2021 Updated: 8:28 PM EST March 10, 2021
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — For Darron Kidwell and his family, it was a double shock.
Nearly six years ago, doctors diagnosed his dad with Alzheimer's disease. Two months ago they diagnosed his mom.
"It's kind of stages of grief--while you're living. You want to deny, 'No, nah that can't be right,'" he said.
But after the diagnosis, his family didn't know what to do or where to turn. The doctor simply said to schedule a regular appointment and hope for the best from a terrible disease.