My mom has Alzheimer's disease. I either sympathize with your situation, or if you were using it as an expression, I find the misuse a bit offensive. Particularly in this context for me, it brings up a painful memory of one of the first signs of Alzheimer's in my mom, when she called me because she had entirely forgotten her computer password.

As a sidenote to anyone reading this, I really appreciate that the Hacker News community occasionally posts and upvotes Alzheimer's articles. I read every one that I see.

Anyway, I beg that you might not use "Alzheimer's" as an expression for forgetfulness, just as you might avoid calling someone "ADD" when they multitask to a fault.