Imagine forgetting where you placed things, what the date is, where you are at, or even what your own name is; that is a daily problem that people living with Alzheimer’s disease experience. I chose to learn more about this disease due to the many people I have grown to love and had to see deal with this disease in their later years of life. Also, I have volunteered at SpiritTrust Lutheran Retirement Community for several weeks each summer for the past three or four years and working with some of the residents who have Alzheimer’s can be very difficult. Through this research, I hoped to find out more about the causes of Alzheimer’s, prevention, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. After doing this research I had hoped to be more informed and
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The first stage is known as normal outward behavior, this stage has no noticeable symptoms and can only be seen through a pet scan. Next, is stage two, which is very mild changes. This includes forgetting a word here and there and could look very similar to normal aging. Third is mild decline, which has noticeable changes like forgetting something they were just told, repeating questions, and trouble with organization. After that is the fourth stage, moderate decline. In this stage a person will have problems in thinking and reasoning; this could also include forgetting things about themselves or trouble remembering more basic information. The fifth stage, moderately severe decline, involves a person losing track of location or time, forgetting their address or phone number, and confusion over familiar tasks. Then, the sixth stage, severe decline, includes delusions and forgotten names. Finally, the seventh stage, very severe decline, is when a patient may not remember how to perform basic abilities such as sitting up, eating, or walking. At this point the person would need to be under 24 hour care (“7 Stages of Alzheimer’s”). During later stages relatives and doctors have noticed days where a person with Alzheimer’s will either have just a “good day” and have less symptoms than usual or a completely lucid day, where they will have no symptoms. The confusion of people with Alzheimer’s fluctuates based on the day, their …show more content…
I will now be able to be aware of the signs of it and what I can do to lower my own risk of it. As of now, I do not think I will be make any big changes in my lifestyle to try and prevent this disease in the future, but it is very valuable information for me to know, seeing I have no idea what I might experience in the future. If I do choose to volunteer more at SpiriTrust Lutheran Retirement Village I will hopefully be able to work with residents a little bit better and be more patient with them because of the knowledge I gained. Overall, this research is very valuable and could really help me in the
The first stage is known as normal outward behavior, this stage has no noticeable symptoms and can only be seen through a pet scan. Next, is stage two, which is very mild changes. This includes forgetting a word here and there and could look very similar to normal aging. Third is mild decline, which has noticeable changes like forgetting something they were just told, repeating questions, and trouble with organization. After that is the fourth stage, moderate decline. In this stage a person will have problems in thinking and reasoning; this could also include forgetting things about themselves or trouble remembering more basic information. The fifth stage, moderately severe decline, involves a person losing track of location or time, forgetting their address or phone number, and confusion over familiar tasks. Then, the sixth stage, severe decline, includes delusions and forgotten names. Finally, the seventh stage, very severe decline, is when a patient may not remember how to perform basic abilities such as sitting up, eating, or walking. At this point the person would need to be under 24 hour care (“7 Stages of Alzheimer’s”). During later stages relatives and doctors have noticed days where a person with Alzheimer’s will either have just a “good day” and have less symptoms than usual or a completely lucid day, where they will have no symptoms. The confusion of people with Alzheimer’s fluctuates based on the day, their …show more content…
I will now be able to be aware of the signs of it and what I can do to lower my own risk of it. As of now, I do not think I will be make any big changes in my lifestyle to try and prevent this disease in the future, but it is very valuable information for me to know, seeing I have no idea what I might experience in the future. If I do choose to volunteer more at SpiriTrust Lutheran Retirement Village I will hopefully be able to work with residents a little bit better and be more patient with them because of the knowledge I gained. Overall, this research is very valuable and could really help me in the