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   Does anyone care? I think people care to a certain extent. A lot of people have never even heard of Alzheimer's. Studies show that if you go up to twenty random people one by one and ask what they know about Alzheimer's, about eleven of them will say, "What's that?" In my opinion, it's not that people don't care, it's that they aren't informed. They don't know enough about it to actually be interested or concerned. My point is, I don't think doctors and reaserchers are paying enough attention to this problem.

   What can I do to help? There are a lot of ways people can actually help, not with the actual problem itself, but with supporting and teaching about the problem and finding a cure for it. Local Alzheimer's Awarness walks go on all around the state every year. By participating in these walks, you are donating money and awareness to the Alzheimer's Assosiation as well as the research funds. You can also tell people about Alzheimer's through websites, flyers, and even volenteering at local Alzheimer's Housing nursing homes.

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    Are scientists working hard enough on find a cure? Will a cure ever be found? Research proves that scientists and researchers are "taking a break" from some of the "less essential" health issues. Alzheimer's is said to be amoung the "less essential." I personally believe that they are not working on finding a cure as much as they could be. I think that Alzheimer's is just as important as any other disease or health issue out there. A lot of scientists don't want to spend so much time and money working on this topic just to come up
empty- handed. This is understandle, but at any rate, no excuse.
  
      I am not sure enough to say that a cure will ever be found. If the disease continues to be ignored, then more likely than not, there will not be one. I hope that matters change soon and that everyone will realize hoe serious and important this really is to many people.

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Is there a neglect for cure of Alzheimer's? I think so. Thanks to my research, I found that over half of Alzheimer's patients actually come out of the hospital in worse condition than they originally were. The Telegraph studies also show that patients are often neglected, and not given the proper care that they need to progress and maintain a healthy amelioration. Not getting the decorous assistance they often require can prolong their hospital stay for weeks, as well as months even. According to Kate Devlin, fifty- four percent of Alzheimer's patients are often found to be extremely deteriorated after their stay in the hospital. Reading this information has affected me in a very personal way, making me agree more with my opinion that Alzheimer's patients are being neglected.

Is Alzheimer's spreading? Studies and research from The Telegraph also report that Alzheimer's disease has increased in sixty- three percent of people, ages 45 and up. This is very serious and the numbers are likely to shoot up again by the end of next year. 5.3 million people in the United States have Alzheimer's currently, and a new diagnosis takes place every 70 seconds. The cause of this, many things. Scientific study has proven that the most common causes of Alzhemer's include: Drinking, Smoking, Kidney failure and Heart problems. Mostly satying away from Alcohol and Cirgarettes can prevent Alzheimer's disease.

Quote, paraphase, and citation #5

"Sing A longs, Music Appreciation and Movement to Music may all spark a memory."

Getting an Alzheimer's patient to perform familiar activities, such as listening to music that they like or used to like, may help them remember.

http://www.activitytherapy.com/alzh.htm#middle

Quote, paraphase and citation #4

“In Alzheimer's disease, the mind dies first: Names, dates, places, the interior scrapbook of an entire life fade into mists of nonrecognition.”

 

When a person has Alzheimer's, their brain gives out first. People's identities, times, locations, and the whole vast awareness of the person's total spirit are destroyed.  

Matt Clark, http://thinkexist.com/quotation/in_alzheimer-s-disease-the_mind_dies_first-names/215303.html

Graph/Chart/Map and Citation

This is a graph presenting the years estimated for people to live based on their age. This is after they have already been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. This graph seems to be quite accurate based on what I have heard from the doctors.

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.boingboing.net/images/pic-05-plattblog_life_expectancy.png&imgrefurl=http://boingboing.net/2009/01/30/charts-1.html&usg=__prrLTgqcNeRmYIG-nYZBz5YBTUc=&h=453&w=510&sz=30&hl=en&start=0&sig2=NLrvnvMfcxsrEHKvTQAG8g&zoom=1&tbnid=IS66wf5gpazBIM:&tbnh=157&tbnw=177&ei=h5raTJntL8H78AaV-ZSdCQ&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcharts%2Bor%2Bgraphs%2Bof%2Balzheimer%2527s%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26sa%3DN%26biw%3D1016%26bih%3D568%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=546&vpy=187&dur=3479&hovh=212&hovw=238&tx=122&ty=143&oei=h5raTJntL8H78AaV-ZSdCQ&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=8&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0

Quote, paraphrase & citation #3

"The major question still remains: What causes Alzheimer's disease? To know that will take us a very long time, but you can treat a disease without knowing exactly what causes it."

One of the biggest questions about Alzheimer's is still being asked: What causes it? It will take quite a while for researchers to figure that out, but there are ways to prevent illnesses without the knowledge of what the cause is. 

Tony Wyss-Coray, San Francisco Chronicle (CA), 05/15/2006

Photo, caption & citation #3

This photo is explaining how when a person is diagnosed with Alzheimer's, the brain's tissue becomes damaged and can no longer process the simple language used in everyday life. Thus, enabling my the symptoms of Alzheimer's.

Quote, paraphrase, and citation # 2

"As the disease progresses, individuals may also experience changes in personality and behavior. Unfortunately, there are no cures for Alzheimer's disease and there is no way to predict how fast someone will progress through the stages of the disease."

As Alzheimer's disease spreads more and more throughout the brain, people might start to gain behavioral issues as well as moderation in their overall being. So far there is not a cure for this disease and it is not yet possible to tell how long a person has until death.

© 2010 Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Photo, caption, and citation #2

 

This image is showing the contents of a normal brain compared to the contents of a brain that has been affected by Alzheimer's. It is showing how Alzheimer's can make spaces in your brain that were once filled. That is how you start to forget things. Alzheimer's also makes your brain shrink.

Quote, Paraphrase & Citation #1

"Up to 5 percent of people with the disease have early-onset Alzheimer's (also known as younger-onset), which often appears when someone is in their 40s or 50s."

A very low number of patients with Alzheimer's get it at an early age. This mainly presents itself to adults between the ages of 40 and 50.

http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_what_is_alzheimers.asp

Photo, caption, and citation #1

This picture is comparing a normal brain to a brain with Alzheimer's. This relates to my topic because I am doing a study on Alzheimer's and how it is not being researched or looked at enough.

Cindee Madison and Susan Landau/UC Berkeley

Preliminary Links

http://www.namenda.com/ by:Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. They wrote this website to inform people about Alzheimer's and to promote a new found medicine to slow down the memory- loss process of the brain.

http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_what_is_alzheimers.asp by: Alzheimer's Association. The Alzheimer's Association created this website to help people earn knowledge and to understand Alzheimer's. It was also made to advertise support and research groups for Alzheimer's.

http://www.nia.nih.gov/Alzheimers/Publications/adfact.htm by: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This website was made to inform people about Alzheimer's disease.

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What I want to know about my topic

There aren't a lot of things that I want to know about my topic. Most things that I wanted to know, I found through research. The only thing that I think I want to find out now is if there will ever be a definite cure for Alzheimer's. I know that there is no cure at the time being, but I figure at some point, there will have to be one, right? I still continue my research on this topic because there are still a lot of things that I don't know about concerning this subject. Maybe by the time I find everything I need to know about Alzheimer's, a cure will be found. I can't really think of anything else that I might want to know but I might come across something that I never thought about before and become interested in it. Even though I know a lot about the subject, there is still one question that remains unanswered.

What I know about my topic

There are only a handful of things that I know about my topic so far. There are 5 stages of Alzheimer's, the early, mid and severe stages; there are 2 stages between early and mid, and between mid and severe. By the time a patient's dementia turns to Alzheimer's, the brain has already started to shut down. Alzheimer's is different for everyone, though there are many common symptoms that take place in almost every patient. As the disease grows, the most common symptoms include confusion, aggression, violence, long- term memory loss, mood swing, verbal attacks, and often a decline of senses. During the final stage, bodily functions gradually stop working, resulting in death.

Though these symptoms may be a bit scary to read- as well as to see- it is good to be prepared and to understand the possibilities of what can happen. A little over three percent of patients live over fourteen years after diagnosis. Causes and progression are not yet discovered, though some researchers say that Alzheimer's could be caused by drinking, smoking, and post-traumatic stress. Mental stimulation, exercise, and a balanced diet, are suggested as both possible prevention and a sensible way of managing the disease.

The stroy behind my topic...

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A few years back, my grandfather was diagnosed with Dementia. The doctors said that, most likely, it was caused by the fact that he has kidney failure. My grandfather was a military man for about 23 years and fought in three wars. For some reason, military men feel that their day is not complete until they have downed at least two martinis. Thus, enabling my grandfather's night drinking. A year ago, the Dementia turned into Alzheimer's. He is now in stage four out the seven stages. I've never had any kind of "father figure" or male role- model throughout my life, but my grandfather has always been there. He never talked much, and still doesn't, and even though we never had a really close relationship, he always understood me. We have this sort of silent bond that is a tad unexplicable to people who are foreign to these types of communication.

My grandfather is my inspiration, my reason for success, and most recently, my reason for writing this blog. He is kind of like my hero. He is the only real man I've ever known in my life, as well as the greatest. When I found out about the Alzheimer's, I began to do research to find out more about it. I wanted to be prepared and know what I could do to help. He shows signs of sinking into the final stages more and more each day, but he is still my grandfather. Long after he is gone I will continue to do whatever I can to support finding a cure, as well as all I can do to help find one.