Living With Alzheimer's Disease
Living with Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s disease, also referred to simply as AD, is a form of dementia that affects about 5 million Americans. Alzheimer’s affects the memory and has different stages of progression as memory loss happens more frequently. Currently there is no cure for this disease, but there are a few treatments available and there are many different care options that help a person with AD to cope. Here I am going to explore some of these options as if I were diagnosed with the disease and how I would want to go about care.
Since Alzheimer disease is partly genetic, one of the most important things a person can do is be aware of the signs. As with any disease early detection is key, though there is no cure for Alzheimer’s at present,
Alzheimer’s disease, also referred to simply as AD, is a form of dementia that affects about 5 million Americans. Alzheimer’s affects the memory and has different stages of progression as memory loss happens more frequently. Currently there is no cure for this disease, but there are a few treatments available and there are many different care options that help a person with AD to cope. Here I am going to explore some of these options as if I were diagnosed with the disease and how I would want to go about care.
Since Alzheimer disease is partly genetic, one of the most important things a person can do is be aware of the signs. As with any disease early detection is key, though there is no cure for Alzheimer’s at present,