My wife has Alzheimer's; doctors said it was perimenopause (The Courier-Journal, opinion)

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Publisher: The Courier-Journal (Gannett) · Published: September 3, 2026 · Accessed: September 3, 2026

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• First-person opinion piece (The Courier-Journal, Sep 3 2026, Gannett network) by the husband of a woman whose early-onset Alzheimer's symptoms were repeatedly attributed to perimenopause before the real diagnosis emerged.
• The essay recounts that the couple sat through four doctor's appointments while her symptoms were waved off as hormonal, until the husband asked directly whether she could have a memory test.
• The wife was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's at around age 50; the piece advocates for earlier cognitive screening and names the 'ASAP Act' as its policy ask.
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