Usually, you would associate Alzheimer's disease with the elderly. Typically, a diagnosis happens around the age of 65 according to John Hopkins Medical Institute. Memory loss becomes more prominent and people start to lose their basic cognitive and physical abilities. Only a small number of people experience early onset dementia. However, one person reveals that they got their diagnosis before they barely make it into middle age. Now, they're documenting what signs he overlooked beforehand.
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Recently, a 41 year old Australian man named Fraser shares subtle symptoms of early onset dementia that he missed. The first experience that suggested potential Alzheimer's was at 39 years old. he details rewatching a movie with his partner but not remembering anything that happened. "My partner said 'we watched that like a month ago,'" he recalls. "Anyway, I watched the whole movie, and the ending was still a complete surprise. I had no memory of watching it whatsoever, and I didn't watch many movies either at the time."
41 Year Old With Alzheimer's Reveals The Signs That Should've Been Alarming
Still, Fraser doesn't think much of the incident. However, after a while, he notices that he's only capable of thinking on the 'surface level' instead of any deep thoughts. The most alarming of Alzheimer's signals happens later though. One night, he becomes incredibly worried about his daughter and goes out searching for her at night. However, he fails to realize that the girl informed him several times that she was going to the movies with a friend.
By this point, he realizes he should check in with a doctor to see what's wrong with him. Then, the doctors diagnose him with Alzheimer's despite still being young. Fraser adds that his symptoms continue to get worse everyday but he remains confident that he can live a relatively normal life. But there are base level issues he still needs help with everyday. "I muddle up things when it comes to everyday scheduling," he says. "A fog just comes over your brain and you just can't really focus on things very well and you're in a haze."
