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Alzheimer's disease is a type of dementia and neither is a normal part of aging. Yes, older adults will have some memory loss and other symptoms that my look like a much less significant normal part of growing older. Dementia is the loss of ability to talk, remember, reason properly, affects everyday functioning. The risk increases as one ages. 5.3 million Americans have Alzheimer's. It is America's seventh leading cause of death. It costs 7.2 billion in costs annually. 10.9 million are unpaid care providers. Other types of dementia are vascular dementia (high blood pressure, stroke, heart disease), Parkinson's disease, Pick's disease, Creutzfelt-Jacobs disease, Huntington's and others. Alzheimer's disease. is the most common type of dementia. Other things that might look like dementia include sleep deprivation, stress, influenza, thyroid disease, eating disorder, urinary tract infection and others. Alzheimer's disease can only truly be diagnosed when a person passes when a complete look at the internal tangles and plaques can be examined. However, there are groups of symptoms for dementia in general such as gradually memory loss, repetitive questions, forgetting to eat, misplacing objects in unusable locations, having difficulty naming everyday objects, behavioral changes (aggressive behavior, depression), and physical changes (incontinence). In difficulty with naming objects, the first to go are nouns, so they become descriptive such as "the thing I write with." Remember there are other causes for this...I do this frequently, but do not have any form of dementia. Their seems to be a small genetic link and early onset such as 40s and 50s can occur.
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This is a pin that I found. This is my comment: I find this pin insensitive to those with this devestating disease especially their families and friends.
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I wonder how what findings in this article are true.
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Using Needle & Wool Felting to Help People With Dementia
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Braintraining. help for ADHD/ADD, Autism, Dementia... worth looking into deeper if your kid/parent struggles with any of the above. therapy - no drugs!!
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia. It is irreversible and terminal, with less than 3% of individuals living beyond 14 years post-diagnosis. By the year 2050, it is thought that likely 1 in 85 people will be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, so if there could be earlier diagnosis, there could be more preventative measures taken and possibly delaying or reversing the effects. Currently, the disease is diagnosed with behavioral assessments and cognitive performance tests, along w...
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David Byrne gets Alzheimer's This pin was on another person's LOLZ board. I commented, "not trying to start anything but this sounds more like amnesia and not like Alzheirmer's at all." The person responded with that it is a comic. I want you opinion as I feel that it is offensive for people diagnosed with Alzheimer's, their families and caretakers. However, I maybe too sensitive as another person commented, " think you need to step away from Pinterest for a while.. seriously."
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Candice K. Side note: I like that you re-pinned this to your own board. I really think that you should create a board called "PINTEREST POLICE ON PATROL", and re-pin things there and add all your corrections/commentary on your own board instead of bombarding everyone else's pins with corrections and whatnot. I think most people joined Pinterest because they wanted a fun place to collect things that they like, not because they wanted to join a debate club.
Heather Salls The people who follow Coleen appreciate and enjoy her posts and input even if we do not always agree with a statement made on them... She has great information and support through her posts for people who experience mental illness and many people can relate to that. People come to Pinterest for many different reasons and collect things on their boards for many different reasons.
Candice K. The key word in your comment is "HER". HER posts. I'm talking about the hundreds of comments she leaves on other people's posts.
Elisa K I think Candice is being the "Pinterest police" here. All Coleen did was correct a misconception, how did she ever imply that jokes should be outlawed? As someone who deals with and has watched many others deal with mental illness, I know first hand how much ignorance there is regarding the subject, and how frustrating it can be. Humour is great, but a joke loses its gist when it doesn't know what it's talking about.
Coleen Uyehara Just to make sure that others know. I made my comment on Candice's board.
The Alzheimer's Store is dedicated to providing unique products and information for those caring for someone with Alzheimer's disease. Every product in the store has been carefully selected to make living with Alzheimer's disease as easy as possible
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Author: Kim Gosselin, Tom Dineen (Illustrator) Allie Learns About Alzheimer's Disease is a child's storybook that explains Alzheimer's disease to young minds – from four to eight years old. It is beautifully written and illustrated.
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For more basic information go to clinicallyclueles...
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Plaques The specific cause of death in the brain’s nerve cells is unknown, but there is evidence to show that plaques and tangles are key players in the process. Amyloid is natuarally occurring in the body. Plaques are formed from beta-amyloid protein pieces that are found in fatty membranes surrounding the brain’s nerve cells. Beta-amyloid is a peptide that is 39-43 residues in length and is chemically sticky. It can form aggregates of amyloid fibers that can build up causing plaques to form around the nerve cells. In a healthy brain, amyloid protein fragments are broken down and eliminated, but in a brain with Alzheimer's disease, it is not broken down and the fragments aggregate to form dense plaque. This compilation of plaque can interfere with cellular interactions between nerve cells, blocking signals in the brain synapses. Tangles Tangles are twisted fibers inside the brain cells that can also cause interference of nerve cell interactions. Tau protien is the major component of tangles and is found in microtubules. In healthy nerve cells in the brain, tau protein in microtubules helps assist in nerve cell interactions and signal transport. Tangles occur when tau collapses and becomes twisted. These tangles prohibit tau from properly functioning, so the cells that rely on signal transport
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Alzheimer’s Disease affects neurons in the brain. There are billions of nerve cells within the brain which are responsible for communicating with each other. Each network is involved in a specific task including thinking, remembering, and learning. These functions are those most affected by Alzheimer’s Disease. As the disease progresses it causes these neurons to deteriorate and eventually die. This loss of nerve cells makes it harder for the brain to think, remember, and learn causing forgetfulness and memory loss in Alzheimer’s patients.
What Alzheimer disease is ????, When you start misplacing your car keys, not remembering a familiar name, it’s the time to get a quick visit to your doctor as it can be initial symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. Some people do become more forgetful as they get older. That can be a normal part of aging.
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United States Sets Goal for Effective Alzheimer’s Prevention or Treatment by 2025
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Leslie Yeung Huge connection with sugar in diet.
Coleen Uyehara I'll look into that. Thanks.
Leslie Yeung Try "Wired for Success" by Dr. Daniel G. Amen; or any of his books. He is the brain doctor from PBS. He is also part of our church's Daniel Plan health panel along with Dr.s Oz and Hyman. TheDanielPlan.com
Coleen Uyehara Thank you.
One of the first symtoms of dementia or Alzhiemers disease is difficulty in remembering noun such as for "pen" it would be that thing you write with. Now, we all have that difficulty with this, but it would me different or increased by the person's normal level. It can also be caused by other ailments, medications, depression, lack of sleep, stress and more. So, don't jump to conclusions. Instead, have them see their physician with you present to express your concerns. There are also websites dedicated to Alzhemiers and other type so demtia.
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Erica Lodish I agree-insensitive. No one should experience this hell!
Darlena I couldn't agree more...my father is suffering from this horrible disease and I can say it would never be something someone looks forward to.
Barbara Calhoun I find a lot of insensetive pins and just wonder if the pinners ever really get the seriousness of the diseases that they find funny. It is very disrespectful.
Deb O'Neill I agree this pin is not nice. I lost my mom from this disease it will be 2 yrs this August. The kind of people that do this are DISRESPECTFUL and I hope that they never see their loved one slowly die in front of them. And they don't get the seriousness till it happens to them. Their worth is ZERO. This is not any better than cancer. Which my father passed away from. Erica, Darlena, Barbara, you are great people.
Coleen Uyehara Thank you Erica, Darlena, Barbara and Deb. I can't agree with you more. I'm sorry for your losses Darlena and Deb. People really don't get how devestating this disease is. I noted that one of the repins was to a LOL board, but she left my caption!!