The Forgetting
1.) Alzheimer’s disease essentially takes away who you are as a person. Alzheimer’s takes away the personality and memory of a person with the disease. The symptoms of Alzheimer’s begin when the synapses are disrupted. Plaque forms between nerve cells and blocks communication. Neurons in the brain cannot connect and synapses disappear. Not only does Alzheimer’s disease affect the synapses in the brain, it also attacks the hippocampus, which is the main component of memory, and new memories cannot form.
2.) The genes that may be involved in early-onset Alzheimer's disease are chromosome 21 and APP. APP is the gene for the protein on chromosome 21, which is the same for Down Syndrome. APP is clipped outside of the surface of the cell, and sheds. In Alzheimer’s disease, APP clips above and below the cell surface and the result is a fragment called beta amyloid, which starts the destruction of the brain.
3.) Family members and caretakers have to deal with the emotional toll that Alzheimer’s disease causes. Family members and caretakers have to deal with a lot of stress when it comes to Alzheimer’s. Family members and caretakers do their best when taking care of a person with Alzheimer’s and there is often guilt that …show more content…
The documentary was hard to watch at times, because the emotions of seeing someone who used to be able to remember their friends and family and now no longer know who they were anymore, was very scary. I started to realize that this disease is very real and it can happen to anyone even during midlife which is extremely scary, because not only your life, but your family’s life can change at any moment. The documentary was eye opening and I hope more people will watch it and educate themselves about Alzheimer’s disease and how it can affect you and your
1.) Alzheimer’s disease essentially takes away who you are as a person. Alzheimer’s takes away the personality and memory of a person with the disease. The symptoms of Alzheimer’s begin when the synapses are disrupted. Plaque forms between nerve cells and blocks communication. Neurons in the brain cannot connect and synapses disappear. Not only does Alzheimer’s disease affect the synapses in the brain, it also attacks the hippocampus, which is the main component of memory, and new memories cannot form.
2.) The genes that may be involved in early-onset Alzheimer's disease are chromosome 21 and APP. APP is the gene for the protein on chromosome 21, which is the same for Down Syndrome. APP is clipped outside of the surface of the cell, and sheds. In Alzheimer’s disease, APP clips above and below the cell surface and the result is a fragment called beta amyloid, which starts the destruction of the brain.
3.) Family members and caretakers have to deal with the emotional toll that Alzheimer’s disease causes. Family members and caretakers have to deal with a lot of stress when it comes to Alzheimer’s. Family members and caretakers do their best when taking care of a person with Alzheimer’s and there is often guilt that …show more content…
The documentary was hard to watch at times, because the emotions of seeing someone who used to be able to remember their friends and family and now no longer know who they were anymore, was very scary. I started to realize that this disease is very real and it can happen to anyone even during midlife which is extremely scary, because not only your life, but your family’s life can change at any moment. The documentary was eye opening and I hope more people will watch it and educate themselves about Alzheimer’s disease and how it can affect you and your