Alzheimer’s is an irreversible disease that has been preying on minds and families for years. The disease causes the brain to decay. It kills nerve cells and causes tissue loss. If have been living with the disease for a long period of time, the brain will reduce in size as well. There is also plaque everywhere. Plaques are built up of protein parts. These also tangle, so your brain becomes chaotic and disorganized. This deformation can even start 20 years before the disease is diagnosed. All of this damages the parts of the brain that are in charge of forming new memories, thinking, planning and remembering. (Alzheimer's Association, 2011) This leads to a range of symptoms. The disease slowly causes loss of memory, muscle functions, and an overall degeneration of the body (U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2013). More specific trademark symptoms are repetitive behaviors, difficulty with easy task, getting lost, insomnia, confusion, and weight loss as your body deteriorates as well as changes in personality and behavior (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2014).
Living with Alzheimer’s is demanding and not an easy task. People who go through it feel a range of emotions some may be loss, isolation, loneliness, sadness, confusion, frustration, anger and most of all fear and embarrassment (Marley, 2013). …show more content…
You can find out if you have the gene, but Doctors won’t know if you will display the traits. Alzheimer’s is still a mystery to doctors and they are still trying to figure out how it works. Alzheimer’s is normally detected by family members. They might notice some of the symptoms. In some cases family members can let the disease slip by and classify the symptoms under old age (alz.org, 2009). When diagnosing, doctors look at past medical history. They rule out other diseases and do a number of brain testing. They also talk with family and friends to get a sense of how the patient behaves (Mayo Clinic Staff,
Living with Alzheimer’s is demanding and not an easy task. People who go through it feel a range of emotions some may be loss, isolation, loneliness, sadness, confusion, frustration, anger and most of all fear and embarrassment (Marley, 2013). …show more content…
You can find out if you have the gene, but Doctors won’t know if you will display the traits. Alzheimer’s is still a mystery to doctors and they are still trying to figure out how it works. Alzheimer’s is normally detected by family members. They might notice some of the symptoms. In some cases family members can let the disease slip by and classify the symptoms under old age (alz.org, 2009). When diagnosing, doctors look at past medical history. They rule out other diseases and do a number of brain testing. They also talk with family and friends to get a sense of how the patient behaves (Mayo Clinic Staff,