Persuasive Essay On Alzheimer's

Alzheimer’s disease is nothing we can control. Unfortunately, this disease is a progressive, devastating brain illness that causes cognitive decline, including memory, language and thinking problems; which also happens to have no current cure even after all the years of trying to find one. “It is unknown what causes Alzheimer’s disease but older age and family history appear to play a role.” (Shu, 2011) Not only do age and family history play a factor in Alzheimer’s Disease, changes to the immune system can also play a part. However, throughout the years of our knowledge of Alzheimer’s, there have been many claims that the influenza vaccination (flu shot) increases the risk of getting this disease. This has caused a great deal of worry in many people, mostly elders. They’re not sure if they should get the vaccine, or if their loved ones with dementia should continue to get the vaccination. However, before this claim was made, numerous people were getting the influenza

There are about 45 million people worldwide affected by this dreadful disease (Crous-Bou). However, this isn’t cancer or heart disease. This is Alzheimer’s Disease. It’s the disease that has no sympathy towards anyone, not even my beloved grandmother. My grandmother, who I call Tita, has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease and has been dealing with symptoms for a few years now. Whenever she’s living with us (she lives with both her daughters at different times), she always forgets the simplest of things, such as her granddaughter’s name or even what day of the week it is. When these questions are asked, I can’t help but feel pity towards my Tita. My mother had told me about my Tita having this disease, but what surprised me more was the lack of treatments and preventions that also came with it. There should be more effective research completed on the preventions and treatments of Alzheimer’s Disease in order to get closer to a final cure for the patients.

I have always kinda thought about this topic. The reason for that is because Alzheimer’s runs in my family. My grandma’s mom was affected by this disease which eventually lead to her death. This disease made her very forgetful and did not even know my dad's name at some points. Of course she eventually became violent and angry, but she was not like this all the time. Another event in my life that made me interested in this topic was when I heard a speech about Alzheimer’s at a speech meet. The way that the character was trying to get people to realize that she was not a lost cause was very inspiring.

Alzheimer's disease is a progressive, degenerative disorder that attacks the brain's nerve cells, or neurons, resulting in loss of memory, thinking and language skills, and behavioral changes”(AFA 1). Millions of adults of the age 65 and older have been diagnosed with this serve diseases . Based on their condition they should be placed in a nursing home , because they're going to get the treatment they need . It also prevents the patients from hurting themselves and other members of the family. Nursing homes can benefit the patients in many ways and help, them accept their condition. Patients are able to interact with people with their same condition or have a different illness. They also provide counseling for the family members of the alzheimer's patients where they give them the support they need , and they’re able to learn more about the illness of their loved ones .

“Imagine you are in a very, very, very slow moving car crash, nothing seems to be happening there is the occasional bang, crunch, a screw pops out spins out across the dash board, like you’re in Apollo 13. However the radio is still playing the heat is on and it does not seem that bad except the certain knowledge that you will definitely be going head first through the wind screen.”(Pratchett, 2010).This is from a documentary Shaking hands with death, by Sir Terry Pratchett an author diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Who wished to end his life before Alzheimer’s took over his body; Pratchett was a proponent for euthanasia and believed man should be allowed to live and die however he wishes. According to Pratchett (Pratchett, 2010).He believed that

Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive cognitive disease mostly affect the aging people, but it is not cause because of age. “A common misperception is that AD is a normal or expected occurrence of aging, and that it is part of the typical trajectory of age-related cognitive decline” ( Burock, & Naqvi, 2014, p. 36). The medications these people are taking on daily basis are to stop the progression of the disease instead of improve cognitive function. This is an irreversible. Whatever part of the brain that is already affected will not come back to the previous state. Alzheimer's drugs don't work for everyone, and they can't cure the disease. Over time, their effects wear off. Regine,

Most parents think their child is always safe as long as they have a helmet with their chinstrap. That is not always the case there is no way to truly escape that risk. I am a victim to having succumbed to the belief that I was safe when they gave me a special helmet to prevent concussions and I was able to get a concussion still. They add more padding inside the helmet, but that does not stop the vibrations that knock your brain around inside your skull. There is no padding for inside your head to to protect your brain. Your child will never be 100 percent safe playing football.

There is only minimum information available online that discusses withholding or withdrawing life sustaining treatment in only palliative paediatric patients via Canadian Paediatric Society’s website (CPS). Furthermore, Fraser Health, CNO, CNA websites provide no information on the chosen topic. Apart from this, the literature has gaps in following fields: “strong scientific evidence regarding the benefits of [ANH] is lacking” (Ersek, 2003, p.1). Furthermore, most studies are done in the context of EOL care setting as oppose to EOL care in hospice palliative care setting (Ersek, 2003). Also, there is not enough data that proves ANH improves or promote quality of life in life-limiting illnesses. It is necessary to have studies done in the field of hospice palliative care with the patients who have end stage dementia. There should be a controlled group and the experimental (one receiving the ANH treatment) group so that both groups could be compared on the basis of the benefits and disadvantages of the treatment, QOL, burden on society, and therapeutic outcomes. Most importantly, it will provide the gateway for the new debates on the legal and ethical consideration and the exploration for more alternatives to promote dignity, maintaining nutrition and hydration for terminally ill-patients via non-invasive measures, and QOL. It is necessary that HCPs providers consider ethical, social,

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) can be a devastating disease for patient and families, the patient would need 24-hour care and they would become dependent on their families. I used to take care off a lady with AD at a facility. The facility had several room, one for people with early signs of AD where the patients were still doing ADL’s on their own and another where patients needed total care. My client

Alzheimer’s disease is a common neurodegenerative disease. It is the most common form of dementia which is a general term for memory loss and other intellectual abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life (Alzheimer’s Disease & Dementia). Dementia and Alzheimer’s have been around for centuries, but Alzheimer’s disease wasn’t first described until 1906 by Dr. Aloysius Alzheimer. In the past, there was a stigma for elderly people with the disease. People with dementia and Alzheimer’s were seen as a burden on society. Society has only recently accepted and cared for people with the disorder because more information is known about the disease. There wasn’t much treatment in the past accept for locking those away in institutions or just being kept hidden by family members (Batsch). There are now treatments and research being done for dementia and Alzheimer’s, but no cure remains and many individuals still suffer from the disease. Future treatments for the disease include taking aim at significant aspects of the disease like fighting beta-amyloid plaques, recruiting the immune system, reducing brain cell inflammation, and studying the heart-head connection (Alzheimer’s Treatments: What’s on the Horizon?). There are other ways to possibly treat the disease in the future as well. Hopefully from looking at the history of the disease, how the disease affects the brain and body, and future treatments, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia will be a thing of the past.

When I began, I knew next to nothing about this deadly disease. All I knew was that it was a widespread and dangerous disease, capable of ruining the lives of many American people. When I found the topic, I had been researching about different forms of degenerative diseases in the hopes of finding a suitable topic for my project. I saw Alzheimer’s was both the most common disease in the field and the most deadly, and immediately I decided. After finding the topic, I began researching the guiding question of my research: What treatments are currently available to treat Alzheimer’s and what entails the different stages of the disease?

Alzheimer's disease is officially listed as the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States. It is the fifth-leading cause of death for people age 65 and older (Alzheimer’s, 2016). I care for patients daily with Alzheimer’s, and it something dear to my heart. I’ve watched residents go through the transformation and stages as the disease progresses. It is truly heart breaking to see a resident that no longer can recognize a loved one’s face or name. Drug therapy does not cure Alzheimer’s disease and the definite cause is still unknown, however it works to help with cognitive and behavioral symptoms. The drugs help to assist with making the quality of life better for individuals with the disease. There are other non-drug therapies that

Brock and Dr. Daniels article “Ethical Foundations of Clinton Administration’s Proposed Health Care System, they discuss the 14 principles and values that guide policy decision and choices. One of the principles was equality, and how “our nation was founded on the belief that all individuals deserve equal opportunities to pursue their chosen goals in life.” (Dr. Brock et al, 1994). I disagree with this statement because it is not economically or mortally practical. Morally, we might be able to provide this treatment for one patient but not for every patient that has Alzheimer’s. It is not economically practical because we would be spending $2B per person and with this particular case they are expected to die prematurely because of his disease, so providing the ICD will not be as helpful or needed. In the end, it would be a waste of money and

There is a lot of sickness in the world today. The most significant and progressive illnesses are due to malfunction in the brain. One of the most common and deadly disease is Alzheimer 's disease. It’s a progressive brain disorder that damages and destroys brain cells. This leads to many health problems that have very deadly impacts, and is irriversital. Sixty one percent of patients, at the age of seventy, are expected not to make it to their eighties. Compare this to a person without alzheimer 's disease in which there is a thirty present expectancy rate. Not only is this disease deadly but is pretty common. This disease effects on more than five million Americans. Since it

Alzheimer’s is a chronic medical neurodegenerative disease, therefore is a neurological illness which departures the brain cells, causing it to act in memory loss and mental failure. Early-onsets Alzheimer’s can be noticed in an individual beginning from ages 40-50s. Statistics show that of the 5.4 million Americans with Alzheimer 's, an estimated 5.2 million people are age 65 and older, and approximately 200,000 individuals are under age 65 (Alzheimer’s Association, n.d.). The course of this disorder begins from mild to severe life- threatening. Recent medications and medical treatment strategies can temporarily improve symptoms. Therefore, the purpose of this research paper is to examine medical management decisions and the stepwise approach to guide diagnosed individuals and their plan of care decisions.