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CBS News’ Natalie Morales Talks Brain Health After Alzheimer’s Shock
Morales says early symptoms went unnoticed for years, and she is now urging families to discuss dementia signs with doctors.
- CBS News correspondent Natalie Morales, 53, is sharing her family's journey with Alzheimer's, reflecting on the disease that claimed her mother-in-law, Kay Rhodes, in 2017 at age 70.
- Kay lived with Alzheimer's for 17 years after receiving an official diagnosis two years after symptoms first appeared, during a time when medical treatments were limited.
- Morales recalled a "lightbulb moment" when Kay could not remember where she had hidden her and husband Joe Rhodes' wedding bands, later found in a sock drawer after her passing.
- Now 53, the age her mother-in-law was diagnosed, Morales admitted it "hits hard," prompting her partnership with Lilly to encourage families to discuss cognitive health with doctors.
- Morales discusses brain health with her husband, Joe, and their children, stating early-onset Alzheimer's carries stronger genetic risk, aiming to help families feel empowered rather than afraid.
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CBS News’ Natalie Morales Talks Brain Health After Alzheimer’s Shock
'We need to take a step back and ask ourselves what's normal.'
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