Defeating Dementia, Part 1
Dr. James Dobson's Family Talk
Dr. James Dobson
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🗓️ 11 May 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most feared diagnoses in America—but lifestyle choices may dramatically lower your risk.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome everyone to Family Talk. It's a ministry of the James Dobson Family Institute, supported by listeners just like you. |
| 0:08.1 | I'm Dr. James Dobson, and I'm thrilled that you've joined us. |
| 0:18.6 | Well, welcome to Family Talk, the broadcast division of the Dr. James Dobson Family Institute. |
| 0:24.4 | I'm Roger Marsh, and here's a sobering statistic for you. |
| 0:27.9 | According to the Alzheimer's Association, an estimated 7.4 million Americans are currently living |
| 0:34.2 | with Alzheimer's dementia, and projections suggest that the number of new cases |
| 0:38.8 | could double by the year 2050. |
| 0:41.4 | Now, for families walking through this season right now, the fear and grief can feel all-consuming. |
| 0:47.2 | And the question many are quietly asking is, could this happen to me? |
| 0:51.8 | Well, on today's edition of Dr. James Dobson's family talk, |
| 0:55.0 | Dr. Dobson sits down with his longtime friend, Dr. Richard Furman, for a candid and deeply |
| 0:59.9 | encouraging conversation about what we can actually do to lower our risk of developing dementia. |
| 1:05.7 | Dr. Furman brings over 30 years of experience as a vascular surgeon and has served as president of both the North |
| 1:11.7 | Carolina chapter of the American College of Surgeons and the North Carolina Surgical Society. |
| 1:16.7 | He also co-founded World Medical Mission, the medical arm of Samaritan's purse. |
| 1:21.8 | Dr. Furman's book, Defeating Dementia, grew out of watching his mother-in-law decline through |
| 1:26.7 | every stage of Alzheimer's |
| 1:28.3 | and discovering that the research points to real actionable hope. |
| 1:32.7 | The conversation is coming up for you right now on today's edition of Dr. James Dobson's |
| 1:37.5 | Family Talk. |
| 1:43.8 | Today we're going to talk about a very difficult subject that many families are dealing with today, |
| 1:50.0 | and that is the debilitating diagnosis of Alzheimer's. |
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