Alzheimer’s disease has been referred to as the “family disease”. Care for an individual with Alzheimer’s can be very difficult to cope with. It has a greater impact on the family members involved with the individual suffering from this disease, than other chronic diseases. There are support groups that can help family members adjust to this life changing disease. Alzhiemer’s disease also has an effect on businesses. Businesses are effected when they have employees who are also caregivers for people with Alzheimer’s disease. These cost to the business owners, includes paying out for: absenteeism; productivity losses; worker replacement cost; continuing insurance for workers on leave and temporary worker replacement fees; and Employee Assistance…
Alzheimer's disease is a combination of genetic and environmental factors which during the course of the disease a number of chemical and structural changes happen within the brain. Alzheimer's disease develops very slowly several years its is not always detected at first but early signs are difficulty in forming new memories but some people may experience lauauage or spatial difficulties early signs of alzheimer's are normally forgetting faces, names or recent events, putting items in odd places, forgetting where they have put them, or put in odd places, getting confusued about the time of day, when if differant environment getting confused about where they are, getting lost, forget words or what they are about to say, a change to their mood or behavior which is not normally them such as apathy, being irritated or lost of their confidence. Alzheimer's will get worse over time but if differs from person to person. As a person's Alzheimer's gets worse their ability to remember to think, or make decisions worsens, their communication and language become more difficult. Some people become sad or depressed their behaviour may change. Phobias or anxieties are common or experience hallucinations , see things that are not they or people who are not they, Their feel angry or become agitiated. They sleep pattern changes or problems with sleeping or restlessness at night. Become unsteady on thier feet or fall more often. Need more help with the daily living skills eg: making themselves something to eat forget how to use cooker, micowave or personal care eg: dressing, toileting or eating.…
Good points. It is true that Alzheimer's patient are losing their memories and confused about everything that they did. Furthermore, dementia patient also having difficulty in their daily functioning. Most of all, Alzheimer's and dementia are forgetfulness, inability to create mew memories, difficulty thinking and understanding.…
My grandma has been unfortunate enough to have had this disease for the last 21 years and is now in the last stages of it, so I have experience with the whole side of it to contrast with. According to Arnett (2012, pp.555), “[The elderly tend] to have difficulties performing activities of daily living (ADLs) such as bathing, dressing, food preparation, and eating”. In the case of my grandmother, once her Alzheimer’s onset at age 58 she had exponentially increasing challenges performing ADLs. According to Arnett, “There is an early onset form of Alzheimer’s disease, occurring before age 65, which clearly has a genetic basis…However this kind of Alzheimer’s accounts for only about 5% of cases” (2012, pp.572). So my grandma has the rare form of the disease which is illustrated by her mother having the disease also; which is the genetic factor mentioned…
Alzheimer's Disease is defined as a progressive disease that destroys memory and other important mental functions. The symptoms are unforgiving and life-altering. They include memory impairment, difficulty speaking, impaired judgment, disorientation, confusion, and behavioral changes. It is impossible to be completely certain about an Alzheimer's diagnosis until a post mortem examination is performed, and the brain tissue is examined.…
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Alzheimer’s disease has many different signs and symptoms and they will change as the disease progresses, it is an average that an Alzheimer’s patient will live eight years after their diagnosis. In the early stages of Alzheimer’s they will have difficulty remembering conversations you may have had with them or events that may have recently happened such as birthdays, weddings or deaths. Another sign may be that they have lost control of balancing their finances and cannot manage them by themselves, this is in mind they will have difficulty when it comes to doing shopping. Everyday tasks such as cooking, getting dressed and keeping up personal hygiene may become difficult and they may need help with doing these tasks. A person with Alzheimer’s may not recognise familiar…
Dementia: A group of diseases (including Alzheimer’s disease) that are characterized by memory loss and other declines in cognitive abilities (Department of Health and Human Services, 2012).…
Alzheimer’s is a horrible experience for everyone: the diagnosed person and the family members now turned caregivers. For the latter of these some have described it as worse than being the one who has the incurable disease. This is because the person with Alzheimer’s forgets and does not know what they are doing, that they are changing, whereas the family experiences the slow excruciating pain of seeing a loved one go through this disease and knowing that there is nothing you can do to restore what they once were. While watching The Forgetting: A Portrait of Alzheimer’s I witnessed many families and their experiences with Alzheimer's. The most heart wrenching scenes were where the family caregivers said things like ‘I hate him sometimes……
Has Alzheimer’s effected your family? If so, you’re not alone. I never knew much about it until a year ago when my grandmother Doris Addair got effected by the horrifying disease. Alzheimer’s is a progressive mental deterioration that can occur in middle or old age, due to generalized degeneration of the brain. It effects 5.3 million Americans today and has no treatment. This makes the disease the 6th most leading cause of death in the elderly, two thirds of them being women. Alzheimer’s doesn’t only effect the memory, but the physical and mental functions of one’s life as well. Brain changes that occur in Alzheimer's disease can affect the way you act and how you feel. People with Alzheimer's may experience Depression, Apathy, Social…
Alzheimer's is a strange and mysterious illness. There are many frequently asked questions that must be answered.…
Having Alzheimer's doesn't mean that the life of the patient is over. Living with Alzheimer's means that the patient have to manage some life changes sooner than expected. The patient can carry on with his life by dealing with his physical and passionate well being, by taking part in exercises to revel in and by investing time with family and companions. The process of living with Alzheimer involves the patient to take care of himself, family and friends taking care of the patient ,also coping with changes .…
These common signs make everyday life seem impossible and make daily task frustrating. We all forget small stuff, like feeding your dog or where you placed your car keys! But people challenged with Alzheimer’s slowly start to forget big things like, what they are doing and where they are going. Maybe they find themselves entering a room, and then pausing to say where am I, where was I heading. Decision making and reaction times are also affected over time. The effect of Alzheimer is different for everyone, there is no standard timeline. Some people may cope independently for ten years, while other can only manage for a couple of years be for become totally dependent on love ones. Overtime simple task like driving become dangerous. It is sad to think this could happen to anyone but there are a few things that could prevent the heavy heartache of this life changing…
Thankfully, my paternal ancestry is much more detailed. My grandmother has Alzheimer's disease and cannot remember anything, but, thankfully, her husband has studied his own son’s genealogy before so he knows both sides of the story. My grandfather’s parents are Ralph Douglas Bratton, and Lucille Norman Bratton. I can trace their genealogy back to 1720 with my great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather John Bratton, who was born in Scotland. The majority of his ancestors were farmer, who were migrating from Scotland to Randolph, North Carolina to Ida, Arkansas, and finally they settled in Heber Springs, Arkansas. Some of the most memorable people in that line were my my great-great-great-great grandfather Benjamin “Uncle Cuff” Bratton,…
As a person ages, it’s natural to become more inclined to forget things; from misplacing car keys to forgetting the name of an old friend. But the effects to ones memory caused by Alzheimer 's disease (aka: AD) are not at all considered normal. I think Belsky described AD best in saying “Alzheimer’s Disease directly attacks the core structure of human consciousness, our neurons. With this illness the neurons literally decay or wither away.” (“Experiencing the Lifespan”, Janet Belsky, 2007) According to the Alzheimer’s Associations informational website, alz.org, about 5 million people in the US are affected by the disease (What is Alzheimer’s, alz.org, April 1, 2010) . If the disease is not treated in good time, loved ones may experience a total over all change in the affected person’s demeanor. A normally calm, sweet person may become easily agitated and aggressive. Although there are no known cures at this time, the article I reviewed, Diagnosis and treatment of dementia: 1. Risk assessment and primary prevention of Alzheimer disease…