DES MOINES, Iowa - An Iowan is on a mission to raise awareness about Alzheimer's and share his experience with the disease.

Luke McLaughlin first sat down with WHO 13's Calyn Thompson in February and told her what it’s like living with early-onset Alzheimer's.

"The way the disease works, time is expanded," McLaughlin said. "So an hour feels like three hours. Three hours feels like six. So the days are long."

Seven months have gone by since then, and Luke’s disease is progressing.

"I'm seeing diminishing returns," McLaughlin explained. "And I thought that those symptoms would plateau, but I'm still seeing a downward on that graph of no memory."

It’s hard for Luke to recall when he moved back to Iowa from Texas. During the interview, his brother and sister-in-law had to remind him it wa

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