The Battle Against Alzheimer's
Imagine being trapped in your own mind while your physical body is in perfect condition. That’s what alzheimer sufferers have to experience daily. According to Alzheimer’s Association, the disease is a progressive mental deterioration that can occur in middle or old age. It’s also the 6th leading cause of death, and 1 in 9 senior citizens, ages 65 and older suffer from the disease. Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia.
As Dr. Stephen Hume put it, “My brain is an iceberg and everyday I lose some little part of it. There are days when the ‘sun’ is bright and I may lose a bigger or more obvious piece and cloudy, cold days when I don’t lose anything. Such is the life of an iceberg and a brain attacked by Alzheimer’s disease.”
Someone with alzheimer’s is like a tree in Autumn, with all its leaves spread on the ground. Every leaf that has fallen is a fact or memory they used to remember, including knowing that particular fact, making it somewhat easier to cope with the reality of repeatedly losing their thoughts.
There are approximately 7 stages of the disease. No impairment or symptoms make up stage 1, stage 2 is very mild decline in …show more content…
He forgets details about moments in his life, and has poor short term memory. Very soon he will start to experience significant confusion, inability to recall simple details about himself, and difficulty dressing himself appropriately in stage 5. Stage 6 includes confusion or unawareness of environment and surroundings, major personality changes and potential behavior problems, the need for assistance with activities of daily living such as going to the toilet and bathing, inability to recognize faces except closest friends and relatives and to remember most details of personal history, loss of bladder control, and wandering. Eventually, he will reach stage seven and he won’t even be able to talk and then move, which will inevitably lead to
Imagine being trapped in your own mind while your physical body is in perfect condition. That’s what alzheimer sufferers have to experience daily. According to Alzheimer’s Association, the disease is a progressive mental deterioration that can occur in middle or old age. It’s also the 6th leading cause of death, and 1 in 9 senior citizens, ages 65 and older suffer from the disease. Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia.
As Dr. Stephen Hume put it, “My brain is an iceberg and everyday I lose some little part of it. There are days when the ‘sun’ is bright and I may lose a bigger or more obvious piece and cloudy, cold days when I don’t lose anything. Such is the life of an iceberg and a brain attacked by Alzheimer’s disease.”
Someone with alzheimer’s is like a tree in Autumn, with all its leaves spread on the ground. Every leaf that has fallen is a fact or memory they used to remember, including knowing that particular fact, making it somewhat easier to cope with the reality of repeatedly losing their thoughts.
There are approximately 7 stages of the disease. No impairment or symptoms make up stage 1, stage 2 is very mild decline in …show more content…
He forgets details about moments in his life, and has poor short term memory. Very soon he will start to experience significant confusion, inability to recall simple details about himself, and difficulty dressing himself appropriately in stage 5. Stage 6 includes confusion or unawareness of environment and surroundings, major personality changes and potential behavior problems, the need for assistance with activities of daily living such as going to the toilet and bathing, inability to recognize faces except closest friends and relatives and to remember most details of personal history, loss of bladder control, and wandering. Eventually, he will reach stage seven and he won’t even be able to talk and then move, which will inevitably lead to