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Have you ever forgotten someone’s name or went into the kitchen and didn\u2019t know why you went in there? It\u2019s the worst right? You might be thinking you\u2019re having memory loss or Alzheimer’s. I guarantee you, you don\u2019t. Alzheimer’s is a disease that destroys memory and other important mental functions. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Alzheimer’s requires a medical diagnosis and it can\u2019t be cured but treatment can help. <\/span><\/p>\n Alzheimer\u2019s is the most common type of dementia. People can have more than one type of dementia such as, Huntington\u2019s disease, Parkinson\u2019s disease, and Creutzfeldt-jakob disease. Alzheimer\u2019s advocate Meryl Comer, expressed that \u201cNothing prepares you for this disease. No one is prepared for the isolation.\u201d Some people have found that nothing really can prepare you for it \u00a0because Alzheimer\u2019s is a really unique disease.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0There are a lot of symptoms for Alzheimer’s. At first, they are mild but they become severe over time. \u00a0In the psychological aspect some symptoms are depression, hallucination, or paranoia. For mood the symptoms are anger, discontent, loneliness, or mood swings. For behavior the symptoms are aggression, agitation, irritability, personality, wandering, or getting lost. <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Lastly, in the cognitive aspect (the process of acquiring knowledge) are difficulty <\/span><\/p>\n thinking and understanding ,disorientation, forgetfulness, making things up, mental confusion, difficulty concentrating, can\u2019t create new memories and many more.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0Language problems can be a key early symptom too. I wanted to get a teen\u2019s perspective on Alzheimer\u2019s so I talked to 14 year old, Zainab Alabbas and she thinks that, \u201cAlzheimer\u2019s is a really heartbreaking disease, I mean imagine not being able to remember the simple things in your life.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201c If I had a relative that had it I would be really sad, but I would try to understand that they can\u2019t control it and that’s ok.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Almost 5.7 million americans of all ages are living with a relative that has Alzheimer’s in 2018. One in ten people age 65 and older have Alzheimer’s. They say by 2050 the numbers are expected to double. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Alzheimer\u2019s can be hereditary. Early-onset Alzheimer\u2019s can affect younger people that have a family history of the disease. It\u2019s mostly between ages 30 and 60 years. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Founder of Alzheimer\u2019s Reading Room, Bob Demarco states that \u201cKnowing the day is coming when your loved one won\u2019t know you is the most horrific feeling.\u201d Many people are scared to get to this stage of Alzheimer\u2019s.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Some ways to prevent Alzheimer\u2019s disease is exercise, eating a mediterranean diet, get enough sleep, also connecting socially can help a lot.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Alzheimer\u2019s disease destroys nerve connections in the brain, making simple tasks such as moving around very difficult. Alzheimer\u2019s is a really sad disease. No one deserves it at all.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n By: Razan Alfurati<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Have you ever forgotten someone’s name or went into the kitchen and didn\u2019t know why you went in there? It\u2019s the worst right? You might be thinking you\u2019re having memory loss or Alzheimer’s. I guarantee you, you don\u2019t. Alzheimer’s is a disease that destroys memory and other important mental functions. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Alzheimer’s requires a …<\/p>\n