"notbob" > wrote in message
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> On 2014-10-17, Alan Holbrook > wrote:
>
>> some other related dementia.
>
> A key fact!
>
> Alzheimer's can only be diagnosed after death, so the blanket
> assignment of this malady by most everyone who might become forgetful
> is totally unfounded. There are MANY types of dementia, but it
> benefits the Alzheimer's Association to lump everyone under this
> single disability, as it makes them the biggest single recipient of
> charitable funds in this arena.
>
> Even after my mom passed on, in July, and the state of CO required a
> autopsy, Alzheimers was not indicated. Whether my mom actually had
> Alzheimer's and was not tested for it, or had a different strain of
> dementia, I do not know at this time.
>

why did they require an autopsy?