I always thought (up until I turned twelve) Alzheimer's disease was Old Timer's disease, because only old people, or old timers, got it
A childhood belief about getting older
others believed things like this
- That Alzheimer's Disease was Old Timer's Disease.— Todd K
- I used to believe that all old people got the disease "OLD TIMERS DISEASE" Instead of alzheimers disease :D— MollyJohnson
- I used to think that Alzheimers disease was called Old Timers Disease.— Justin
- I thought there was a disease "Bigpox" that was like Smallpox only more horrible..— Xenomorph
- When I was 10, I thought that nausea was called Lack-O-Candy Disease. My mom made it up— Teddybearhaha
- I used to believe that "Swarfega" was a disease.— Alan Brindley