For all we know so well, Alzheimer’s disease has no cure yet. Yes, there is development being made by researchers to improve the quality of life for those who have Alzheimer’s. On the other hand, drugs are being discovered and studied which may lead to treatments of this incurable disease.
If you have tried to take care of your Alzheimer’s disease loved one or have a loved one going through with it, you must know that it takes endurance and love to keep you and them going as it is before.
In the event that a loved one of yours may be showing early signs of Alzheimer’s disease, what should you take notice of? One of the most inevitable signs of Alzheimer’s disease is forgetfulness. It normally starts off with occasional forgetting simple directions or current actions. It is gradually worsen until the patient may not remember even family member’s names and bits and pieces they usually see day after day. Alzheimer’s disease patient may also say again things which they have already told, and put objects down and forget where they placed them. But then again, they may also put something away so they will remember where they possibly placed it, and put it in such an unreasonable place that no one can ever locate it.
Symptoms and Problems with Alzheimer’s disease
Some early Alzheimer’s disease patients have difficulty of conducting conversation and gets trouble in finding the right words to say. They also have a hard time following conversations or expressing their emotions. Their reading and writing ability will also be affected in the long run.
Alzheimer’s disease patients have abstract thinking as well. They could abruptly be able to deal with numbers, in balancing the checkbook in particular. Disorientation is the reason why they usually get lose track of time, and it’s a bit easy for them to get lost whichever. Even if they are just at home, they may feel they are in strange surroundings.
Alzheimer’s disease patients have difficulty with day to day problems, for instance, knowing that foodstuff has been on the oven too long. They eventually have problems taking care of planning, judgment, and decision-making. Typical and familiar household tasks become an effort including the basic activities such as changing clothes or even remembering to take a bath.
The personality changes that affect them are one of the most upsetting indications of Alzheimer’s disease. It is not unusual for a patient with Alzheimer’s disease to have severe mood swings and often go with dejection. They tend to begin to have misgivings about the people surrounds them, progressively becoming stubborn, and stay away from friends and family. As their Alzheimer’s disease gets progressively worsen, they may perhaps become mischievous, stubborn, hostile, and take part in inappropriate deeds.
Survival Rate
The average survival rate for Alzheimer’s disease is eight years. Whether how Alzheimer’s disease progresses and what the average survival rate, it will still depend on the individual. Indefinitely, some live fewer years and some could live up to over 20 years with the disease. People with Alzheimer’s disease eventually will no longer be able to take care of their own. It could lead to leave their loved ones with the burden of deciding whether to place the patient in a long-term care facility or try to watch them over at home. It's a hard decision and everyone must become conscious that it takes considerable attention, love, and patience to take care of the problems that come with Alzheimer’s disease.
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