Hope this is something akin to what you were envisioning, if not, do let me know.
--alzheimers.org.uk
--wikipedia
Alzheimers is a disease that I personally have strong feelings about. The very idea of slowly loosing yourself is a very disturbing one to me.
My great-grandmother had Alzheimers, and whenever I hear it discussed within my family, it strikes me how cruel a disease it is, not only to the person with Alzheimers, but also the people they know.
Terry Pratchett, the author of the incredible discworld series, also suffers from alzheimers - the man is truly a genius and I for one, find this devastating.
I think you will all agree it is a good cause. Cheers to Admin for setting this up. It is a very positive step.
Edited by lattyware - 4/13/09 at 4:48pm
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| Alzheimer's Society is committed to defeating dementia through research. Our programme has three themes - cause, cure and care. The search for cause and cure gives us hope for the future, while research on care ensures that we are delivering the best help for the present. |
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Alzheimer's disease (AD), also called Alzheimer disease, Senile Dementia of the Alzheimer Type (SDAT) or simply Alzheimer's, is the most common form of dementia. This incurable, degenerative, and terminal disease was first described by German psychiatrist Alois Alzheimer in 1906 and was named after him. Generally it is diagnosed in people over 65 years of age, although the less-prevalent early-onset Alzheimer's can occur much earlier. An estimated 26.6 million people worldwide had Alzheimer's in 2006; this number may quadruple by 2050. Although each sufferer experiences Alzheimer's in a unique way, there are many common symptoms. The earliest observable symptoms are often mistakenly thought to be 'age-related' concerns, or manifestations of stress. In the early stages, the most commonly recognised symptom is memory loss, such as difficulty in remembering recently learned facts. When a doctor or physician has been notified, and AD is suspected, the diagnosis is usually confirmed with behavioural assessments and cognitive tests, often followed by a brain scan if available. As the disease advances, symptoms include confusion, irritability and aggression, mood swings, language breakdown, long-term memory loss, and the general withdrawal of the sufferer as their senses decline. Gradually, bodily functions are lost, ultimately leading to death. Individual prognosis is difficult to assess, as the duration of the disease varies. AD develops for an indeterminate period of time before becoming fully apparent, and it can progress undiagnosed for years. The mean life expectancy following diagnosis is approximately seven years. Fewer than three percent of individuals live more than fourteen years after diagnosis. |
Alzheimers is a disease that I personally have strong feelings about. The very idea of slowly loosing yourself is a very disturbing one to me.
My great-grandmother had Alzheimers, and whenever I hear it discussed within my family, it strikes me how cruel a disease it is, not only to the person with Alzheimers, but also the people they know.
Terry Pratchett, the author of the incredible discworld series, also suffers from alzheimers - the man is truly a genius and I for one, find this devastating.
I think you will all agree it is a good cause. Cheers to Admin for setting this up. It is a very positive step.
Edited by lattyware - 4/13/09 at 4:48pm
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