The Facts: Part 1

Most people know that Alzheimer's is a disease that affects a persons memory, but the disease is more complex than just forgetting things. 


Diagnose

• An evaluation includes a complete health history, physical examination, neurological and mental status assessments, analysis of blood and urine,  and possibly a CT or MRI etc.

• Alzheimer’s with up to 90 percent accuracy, requires examination of brain tissue using an  autopsy.

 

Procedures

• An evaluation including a medical history, a mental status evaluation, a clinical examination and laboratory tests are apart of the procedure to diagnose the disease.

Declare the past, diagnose the present, foretell the future.

-Hippocrates

Joining the Cause

To be apart of the Alzheimer's journey, doesn't mean you have to have alzheimer's or know anyone with the disease. Contributions from anyone, whether the range is a penny to a million dollars, each contribution to the cause helps at least one person in the world suffering the disease.

• Donations

• Alzheimer's Walk

• Fundraisers 

No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.

- Calvin Coolidge

Explantaion for Teens

Explaining a disease to a child is hard, but explaing to a teenager can be tougher. As a teenager, life becomes more stressful and obsticales seem to enter our lives each and everyday. Whether it's relationship problems with a spouse or with a family member, teenagers usually have drama in their lives. When explaining the disease to a teenager, patience is a complete necessity. Taking it slow and explaining the details is also very important. Teens tend to lose focus, when the topic is not interesting or if they have to hear something they don't want to hear. Making sure that the person you are talking to is comfortable and able to handle the amount of news can be difficult, which is why patience is needed. The explanation can be long and tedious, but it has to be done. As long as the child is talking to an adult or someone who makes them feel comfortable, the conversation may go better than expected.

 

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.

-Abraham Lincoln