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Man diagnosed with Alzheimer's aged 41 explained urgent action you should do if you think you’re experiencing symptoms

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Updated 14:06 12 Mar 2025 GMTPublished 12:43 12 Mar 2025 GMT

Man diagnosed with Alzheimer's aged 41 explained urgent action you should do if you think you’re experiencing symptoms

The dad says it helped him when getting his diagnosis

Jess Battison

Jess Battison

A 41-year-old man with early-onset Alzheimer’s has shared some advice for others who may be experiencing similar symptoms.

While he may have only been diagnosed in the last year, Fraser said it probably started for him about two/two-and-a-half years before.

The dad has taken to YouTube to open up about living with the condition, sharing his experience and diagnosis.

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia in the UK and is a progressive condition, meaning the symptoms gradually develop over years and eventually become more severe. The first sign tends to be minor memory problems.

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Fraser reckons his symptoms started in his 30s (YouTube/@‌YoungerOnsetDementia)
Fraser reckons his symptoms started in his 30s (YouTube/@‌YoungerOnsetDementia)

Fraser said he remembers having some ‘pretty big memory flaws’ before starting to have issues with cognition.

And in his video, he explained the urgent action you should take if you think you’re experiencing symptoms.

The man said when he was speaking with a specialist nurse and medical professionals, he found it ‘very difficult’ to report on his symptoms.

Fraser admitted it was tough to give ‘accurate information’ particularly when asked how long he’d been having the symptoms as he explained the benefit of the specific thing his wife does that helped him to track it.

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Fraser says texts came in handy with tracking his symptoms (Getty Stock Image)
Fraser says texts came in handy with tracking his symptoms (Getty Stock Image)

“She’s very vigilant with sending me text messages. Just in everyday life if we’re talking about a topic, if something’s important - even when it’s not that important - she’ll text and she’s always been that way,” he said.

“But it proved really handy because then we could actually look through the history of the text messages and we could identify, ‘Oh, that’s the first time she mentioned anything about my memory concerns or memory issues’.”

Fraser described this record of messages as ‘really helpful’ as he advised: “So if you are experiencing symptoms and etc, send a text message and talk about it there.

“Because you just will forget timelines, I suspect, if you’re like me.”

Text messages are also something the dad uses to help with his symptoms in everyday life. After a scary incident of forgetting his daughter had gone out with friends, his teen girls now text him to let him know their plans even if they’ve verbally told him.

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Early-onset Alzheimer's can affect people as young as in their 30s or 40s, and while there is no cure, an early diagnosis can improve quality of life.

According to the NHS, around one in every 13 people with Alzheimer's disease are under the age of 65.

If you've been affected by dementia or Alzheimer's and would like to speak with someone in confidence, contact the Alzheimer’s Society via 0333 150 3456 or visit their website for more information.

Featured Image Credit: YouTube/@‌YoungerOnsetDementia

Topics: Health, Science

Jess Battison
Jess Battison

Jess is a Senior Journalist with a love of all things pop culture. Her main interests include asking everyone in the office what they're having for tea, waiting for a new series of The Traitors and losing her voice at a Beyoncé concert. She graduated with a first in Journalism from City, University of London in 2021.

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