http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertain...52&p=y8x94z858

28/04/2006 - 11:01:28

Movie icon Charlton Heston is lost in a world of Alzheimer's Disease,
according to close family friends.

The Ten Commandments star, 81, is reportedly in the final stages of
the insidious disease, which robs sufferers of their memories -
and friends fear he'll be dead by the end of the year.

One pal tells American tabloid the Globe: "He's way beyond the point
of slight memory loss and forgetfulness. He can hardly comprehend
a thing anymore.