Helms has vascular dementia, moves into convalescent center
Winston-Salem Journal
RALEIGH - Former U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms, in increasingly poor health since he left office three years ago, has vascular dementia and has moved into a convalescent center near his home, his wife said.
"He has his good days and his bad days," Dot Helms told the Raleigh News & Observer for a story Sunday. "He still sees friends. Company is good for him."
Helms, 84, has been slowed by illnesses including a bone disorder, prostate cancer and heart problems. As his career as a Republican senator neared its end, he made his way through the Capitol on a motorized scooter. He decided against running for a sixth term and left Congress in January 2003.
Vascular dementia is considered one of the most common types of dementia in aging people, with symptoms that may appear similar to those caused by Alzheimer's disease, according to the Memory and Aging Center at the University of California, San Francisco.
RALEIGH - Former U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms, in increasingly poor health since he left office three years ago, has vascular dementia and has moved into a convalescent center near his home, his wife said.
"He has his good days and his bad days," Dot Helms told the Raleigh News & Observer for a story Sunday. "He still sees friends. Company is good for him."
Helms, 84, has been slowed by illnesses including a bone disorder, prostate cancer and heart problems. As his career as a Republican senator neared its end, he made his way through the Capitol on a motorized scooter. He decided against running for a sixth term and left Congress in January 2003.
Vascular dementia is considered one of the most common types of dementia in aging people, with symptoms that may appear similar to those caused by Alzheimer's disease, according to the Memory and Aging Center at the University of California, San Francisco.
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