Memory loss sufferers set to double

THE number of people suffering from the memory loss diseases Alzheimer’s and dementia will more than double in the next 30 years, according to the Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland.

The charity said more than 1,000 people contacted its helpline last year concerned that they, or someone they knew, was losing their memory and might be in the early stages of Alzheimer’s or dementia.

The group has seen a trebling in the number of people contacting the helpline since 2004, according to figures it released yesterday.