Pat Summitt Diagnosed With Dementia

Topdawg13 · Aug 23, 2011

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"There's not going to be any pity party and I'll make sure of that," she told the Knoxville News Sentinel Monday evening.

Summitt, 59, told the newspaper she believed her behavior had been erratic in recent months, and went to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota for tests in May.

The tests revealed early onset dementia, Alzheimer's type, she said, adding that her grandmother had Alzheimer's, according to the newspaper.

"Nobody accepts this," her son, Tyler, told the News Sentinel. "And there was anger. 'Why me?' was a question she asked more than once. But then, once she came to terms with it, she treated it like every other challenge she ever had, and is going to do everything she possibly can to keep her mind right and stay to coach."

She said she plans to use medication and mental exercises to help combat what is considered a progressive disease that could lead to Alzheimer's.
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MikeHoncho · Aug 23, 2011

Too young for this. Shame. Heckuva coach.

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