Pat Summitt (Katherine's Case Study)

 Pat Summitt is the first person I think of when the topic of dementia comes up. She was such an inspiring sports legend and I was proud to go to the University of Tennessee where she worked. During the case study presentation, Katherine said that some of her first symptoms of dementia were forgetfulness, confusion, and wearing inappropriate clothes for the weather. At first, Pat was in denial of her illness, but later came to terms with it and decided to step down as head coach at UT.  Pat Summitt had early onset dementia, Alzheimer's type. She quickly began to forget how to do activities of daily living along with motor skills. Her disease progressed faster than most, as she passed away not long ago. She is gone, but her accomplishments that she made in the sports world will never be forgotten.