Former Ace Car Salesman Diagnosed with Early Alzheimer’s Disease Finds New Hope and Inspiration

Tanno Tomofumi was once an ace car salesman, but was diagnosed with “early Alzheimer’s disease” by a doctor at the age of 39, which made him think he was facing the end of his life. (Schematic diagram/unsplash)

According to data released by the Ministry of Health and Welfare in March 2024, 7.99% of Taiwan’s elderly over 65 years suffer from depression. However, in Japan, there is a relatively rare case of young adults. a doctor at the age of 39. “Early Alzheimer’s disease” made him think he was facing the end of his life, however, the company he worked for did not let him go, and he himself was motivated by patients else have fun and work hard.And his story has also been adapted into a movie, which will be released in Japan in the summer of 2023.

According to Japanese media “Goo News”, 49-year-old Tanno Tomofumi, who lives in Miyazaki Prefecture, has gradually felt that his memory is worse than others since he was about 33 year old, but he doesn’t think he has dementia. It wasn’t until he was 38 years old that the hospital diagnosed him with “early Alzheimer’s disease”.

At that time, Danno was a star salesman at a car company in Sendai City Danno said he forgot things from time to time.

So, I will remind myself to use handouts in books and in front of the computer Over time, I will accidentally put more handouts on them than anyone else. At that time, he felt that he was just too stressed from work or tired from working.

Danye pointed out that after being diagnosed with “early Alzheimer’s disease”, his life was disrupted little by little. Although I entered a lot of words, I could not confirm whether I entered the correct information. Therefore, he had to accept the request of the company and give the clients to youth with a lower level. At the same time, his family overprotected him, for example, preventing him from going out alone and taking away his wallet, which made him unable to do anything to do when no one else was around.

“At that moment, I thought my life was over.” said Mr. Tanno.

What changed Danye’s life was an exchange meeting for patients with dementia. There he met a patient from Hiroshima who had suffered from depression for 6 years, however, his smiling face and energy and kindness really moved Danno, so he decided to accept the situation present and learning to learn from it, “I began to understand that even with dementia, there are still many things you can do. Focus on what you can do, rather than holding on to the things you can’t do it.”

Danye submitted his resignation to the company fortunately, the company he worked for was very understanding and tolerant of him, Danye has always been Work for the same company. And his story was also adapted in the movie “ORANGE LAMP”, which will be released in Japan in June 2023.