What are all of the components an individual should know about Alzheimer’s disease? This is a question not many people ask or even understand too much. I feel that a lot of people are curious to what alzheimers disease really is and what a person living with this disease or even a loved one goes through. Sure, knowing that it’s a type of dementia is key, but alzheimers disease is so much more than that. We live our lives one day at a time and in those days we make memories we cherish the rest of our lives. Imagine someone living with alzheimers disease, their memories begin to deteriorate through time and at the worst of times, a person can’t even recognize them self anymore. This is what happened to my family, currently one aunt is going through the disease and the other has passed away.
Its always the hardest to understand, why so many people are affected with such a common disease now a days and there is no cure. (Schott) It especially affects the elderly …show more content…
This is typically the longest stage a majority of people with alzheimers disease goes through. In certain cases, this is where a higher level of care is needed. Nerve cells in the brain become damaged making it difficult for individuals to express thoughts and perform normal routine task. (Association) This is the stage where I learned one of my aunts had Alzheimers disease. My aunt was living a normal life as it seemed but her forgetfulness was more current and her frustration with remembering things was noticeable. This happened back in the 90s so there was a lot more undiscovered about the disease back then. My aunt seemed like a completely different person. I’m not sure what really happened with her disease, she committed suicide within months of Alzheimer’s progressing. When my aunt passed away, it left my entire family in shock, we weren’t really sure why she did it but in that time no one really knew how to help someone with Alzheimer’s
Its always the hardest to understand, why so many people are affected with such a common disease now a days and there is no cure. (Schott) It especially affects the elderly …show more content…
This is typically the longest stage a majority of people with alzheimers disease goes through. In certain cases, this is where a higher level of care is needed. Nerve cells in the brain become damaged making it difficult for individuals to express thoughts and perform normal routine task. (Association) This is the stage where I learned one of my aunts had Alzheimers disease. My aunt was living a normal life as it seemed but her forgetfulness was more current and her frustration with remembering things was noticeable. This happened back in the 90s so there was a lot more undiscovered about the disease back then. My aunt seemed like a completely different person. I’m not sure what really happened with her disease, she committed suicide within months of Alzheimer’s progressing. When my aunt passed away, it left my entire family in shock, we weren’t really sure why she did it but in that time no one really knew how to help someone with Alzheimer’s