This portion of the book seems to focus more on how to help treat and interact with the elderly, especially those experiencing Alzheimer’s and dementia. I liked the fact that he point out the challenge of trying to help a patient who is older and more experienced in life. In the chapter titled Joseph Red Hair” the author mentions that he was challenged by the proper way to interact with his patient Joseph who was has much more experience in life. This is a challenge that we as pharmacists are going to experience because most of our patient interaction is going to be with patients older than us.…
Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is neurodegenerative disease that affects patient's cognitive abilities (Tabloski, 2014). AD is the most common type of dementia, accounting for eighty percent of all dementia diagnosis (Tabloski, 2014). AD is irreversible, progressive, and there is no cure (Biercewicz, Filipska, & Kedziora-Kornatowska, 2016). The purpose of this post is to describe what I have learned after watching, the Frontline documentary, Living Old. I will discuss what I did not previously know, what I found surprising, and what piece of information I will take back to my nursing practice.…
There is a mother out there who does not recognize her own children. She does not even realize that she has grandchildren, possibly even great-grandchildren. She has forgotten that her husband has passed away. She spends her days wandering around aimlessly. She knows she has somewhere she needs to be, though she is unsure of where that is.…
Anne Basting investigates the narrative construction in three autobiographies written by individuals with Alzheimer’s disease. Two of the narratives follow a linear structure, which has one “self” as the narrative. The third narrative is structured liked a journal. Basting is interested in particular looking at one’s self through the written narrative.…
Have you ever imagined what is the inside view of Alzheimer's patient life? Dr. Lisa Genova’s novel, Still Alice, is a monthly third-person narrative journal style writing. It is in 2003 to 2005 so that reader could see the real life aspects of Alzheimer’s from the patient’s point of view. Still Alice is the story of Dr. Alice Howland, a distinguished professor of cognitive psychology at Harvard and a reputable expert in linguistics.…
Glen Campbell has been dealing with Alzheimer's for a while now, but his son is now speaking out and saying that there is other stuff going on. Glen has been battling with Alzheimer's for six years now. His son Travis Campbell is revealing that his stepmother Kim is even being investigated by the FBI and really all that Travis says he wants is the chance to see his dad. Radar Online shared the details of the Glen Campbell family feud that is now coming out. Glen and Kim got married back in 1982, so she has been a part of the family for a long time now.…
As someone who has a living Grandpa with Alzheimers, I find this question enticing. We have constant family discussions on what is the best thing for Grandpa and his health. My mom currently has power of attorney over my Grandpa and his decisions. With his doctor stating that he is no longer capable of making conscious decisions, so we now are the primary signers of any form of consent. This includes treatments, medication, and research studies.…
Demographic Information For this assignment I watched Still Alice (Glatzer, 2015). This movies main character is Alice who is a linguistic professor at Columbia University. At the begging of the move she is celebrating her 50th birthday. She is married to John and has three adult children Anna, Tom, and Lydia. After having some issues with her memory Alice decides to see a neurologist who tests her cognitive abilities and does scans of her brain.…
It was sometimes hard to think of the right topics that I was able to write 5-6 pages about. I did research and made lists of things that I was going to be able to elaborate on and overall create a decent paper. On the definition essay, I should have chosen a better topic other then, “Dreams.” Of course we all know about dreams, but it was hard to define it, when it could mean two different things. I ended up writing about both of the meanings, which didn’t end up so well.…
Alzheimer’s affects 5.4 million people in America alone each year. This is what I learned at the discussion panel. I knew of Alzheimer’s, but I was ignorant of its effect on the people who had to live with a deteriorating mind and the strong people who had to become caretakers, though they were never trained or prepared for this undertaking. The other aspect I was ignorant to was the treatment of art therapy offered to patients and the positive effects it has on their attitudes and mental states. When given the tools to create, a person can tell an entire story with only strokes of a pen or brush.…
Alzheimer 's disease Alzheimer’s disease is a fatal disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS) and other systems of the body. The CNS includes the brain and spinal cord. The digestive system is affected by Alzheimer 's, this system includes; the mouth with salivary glands and teeth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestines, large intestines, rectum, and anus. The Urinary system includes the kidneys, ureter, urinary bladder, and the urethra. The neuromuscular system is affected as the disease progresses, this includes the nerves and muscles of the body.…
Outline for The Main Effects of Alzheimer’s Dementia. A) INTRODUCTION: There are many different types of Dementia but most common are Alzheimer’s. People are unaware of the effects that their loved ones suffer with when diagnosed with this disease. There are 3 stages of Alzheimer’s that eventually take over the human brain of someone with this disease. The three main symptoms for each stage of Alzheimer’s are stage 1: Memory impairment – memory is affected, not being able to remember people’s names or misplacing object’s.…
When I first read the title of the movie, I did not think that it was going to be about Alzheimer disease. “Still Alice” appears to be a positive movie title. Consequently, I thought that the movie would be based on something positive. While I watched the movie, I learned that the character is facing the hardship of a rare disease (familial Alzheimer’s disease). The biggest question if whether the character is still Alice because of the changes that she is going through with her disease.…
Where is the cure for Alzheimer’s disease? The most common form of dementia is, Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Alzheimer’s can be defined as a disease that includes memory loss and inabilities that affect daily life.…
With that experience I got to understand what it was like to care for someone with Alzheimer’s at such an early age and also what emotions come to the family once they know what their loved one is going to go through. It is hard! It is hard on everyone to understand and cope with the diagnosis, but in the end the person needs to be kept happy and the family needs to love them as they did…