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Karla Perez
Mr. Mills
AP English IV
October.02,2017
My Thesis
My Introduction
I. What is alzheimer's ?
II. Symptoms
IV. My Interview
VI. SATs
VII. Care
X. Conclusion
AP English IV
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Mr.MIlls
Karla Perez
October.02,2017
Once forgotten always forgotten is a quote I would alway say. Placing this in my
research paper to explain a little on how this would fit into my topic Alzheimer's. Might have a
little background on what is Alzheimer's which is a big topic with many undiscovered ideas, and
treatments that will be done or could be done. To put to theory Once forgotten always
forgotten Is something that catches my mind making the mind blow always with new ideas. Yet
there are many ideas to be discovered, many people to come and go. Alzheimer's is a big topic to
be discovered.
Worldwide affected the one which no one has found the way to reverse it. How would
you turn it around? How can something so big be remembered in a turn of a light bulb? Have
you ever lost a loved one ? Most of us would say yes how about if I could say not in the way of
losing one physically but mentally. How could that happen you might say well, we could call this
Alzheimer's putting to work a quote that inspires me the most Once forgotten always forgotten
If you forget you can not remember again unless some type of obstacles brings the memories
back to which they have become a memory. Most people can say to knowledge of my personal
experience, people say it hurts the most when they lost a loved one mentally and not psychically.
Imagine having someone you love forget who you are completely and does not even recognized
you for who you are, not being able to have the great time you had with them as you use to.
Compared to a loved member who was lost gone into the heavens. To my experience I would
prefer to have a loved member to be lost into the heavens then here on earth as I get started,
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farther into reading you will discover the meaning of Alzheimer's will blow the mind of many
Alzheimer's is a type of dementia that is causes problems with the memory, thinking, and
brings me to talk about a little of what I know before doing some research on this topic.
Alzheimer's is a disease in which it can not be reverse once you have the disease there is no way
going back to the same you. An example would be more like when losing your mind to
something You could never lose to the mind to. The way I see Alzheimer's is once you have it,
everything that surrounds you will never be the same or might never remember anything around
you. Alzheimer gets more difficult as you age, Alzheimer's has stages as a baby would have
stages of growth. In contrast the difference would be the problem gets worse, and not better as
getting older. Symptoms then come into play with life, as a ball plays a game to win or lose. As
we speak this is not to scare humans on being old not everyone gets this disease as we speak.
Alzheimer's is not normal to get for everyone it is most likely genetic from generations or family
trees. The greatest known risk factor is increasing age, and the majority of people with
Alzheimer's are 65 and older. But Alzheimer's is not just a disease of old age. Approximately
200,000 Americans under the age of 65 have younger-onset Alzheimers disease also known as
Alzheimer does not just happen to people that grow old but also to ages under 65 as low as 18 or
It can be even lower as my teacher once told me. Alzheimer's is a progressive disease, where
dementia symptoms gradually worsen over a number of years. What are the symptoms you made
say.
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Symptoms come in many, To go straight to the point Alzheimer's is like the growth
stages on the way babies grow up there are stages. The same way works with Alzheimer,
Alzheimer's has three stages the early stage the middle stage and the late stage. The early stage is
as well called the mild stage meaning it is barely starting to build up and having to have effect on
the person. In the early stage of Alzheimer's, a person may function independently. He or she
may still drive, work and be part of social activities. Despite this, the person may feel as if he or
she is having memory lapses, such as forgetting familiar words or the location of everyday
objects.
Friends, family or others close to the individual begin to notice difficulties. During a detailed
medical interview, doctors may be able to detect problems in memory or concentration. Common
difficulties include: Problems coming up with the right word or name,Trouble remembering
names when introduced to new people, Challenges performing tasks in social or work settings,
Forgetting material that one has just read, Losing or misplacing a valuable object, Increasing
Many of you can relate to these symptoms wait just a minute do not freak out so soon. Theses
symptoms can happen to everyone we are talking about if they happen to them very often, and
lately as well. Do not go around telling everyone that you have symptoms of Alzheimer do not
get confused as well take a look at your age and the situation you are in does not mean you have
the disease. The next stage is the middle stage which is also called the moderate stage which is a
more advance stage of Alzheimer's a little worse than the early stage which in the previous
paragraph we have stated. Moderate Alzheimer's is typically the longest stage and can last for
many years. As the disease progresses, the person with Alzheimer's will require a greater level of
care. You may notice the person with Alzheimer's confusing words, getting frustrated or angry,
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or acting in unexpected ways, such as refusing to bathe. Damage to nerve cells in the brain can
make it difficult to express thoughts and perform routine tasks. At this point, symptoms will be
noticeable to others and may include: Forgetfulness of events or about one's own personal
Being unable to recall their own address or telephone number or the high school or college from
which they graduated, Confusion about where they are or what day it is, The need for help
choosing proper clothing for the season or the occasion, Trouble controlling bladder and bowels
in some individuals, Changes in sleep patterns, such as sleeping during the day and becoming
restless at night, An increased risk of wandering and becoming lost, Personality and behavioral
changes, including suspiciousness and delusions or compulsive, repetitive behavior like, hand-
While reading I have found out more than what I knew before the disease when it goes into
progress as getting older the disease gets worse the mind thinks goes out of control it would be
like the person does not even know it is them inside the body of the mind. Asking the name of
the person, but then they can not answer the question, or ask them where they live and they are
confused on where they are or who they are. At the age I have right now I can tell you how much
I have experience with elderly with alzheimer at each stage. It is not easy at all, we all can say
that in which have experience with elderly's having alzheimer's. Continuing to the next stage of
Alzheimer's it is the late stage the worse of all the one I was talking about in the first page of
losing loved one mentally which in the late stage also called the severe stage of them all. In the
final stage of this disease, individuals lose the ability to respond to their environment, to carry on
a conversation and, eventually, to control movement. They may still say words or phrases, but
communicating pain becomes difficult. As memory and cognitive skills continue to worsen,
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significant personality changes may take place and individuals need extensive help with daily
activities. At this stage, individuals may: Need round-the-clock assistance with daily activities
and personal care, Lose awareness of recent experiences as well as of their surroundings,
Experience changes in physical abilities, including the ability to walk, sit and, eventually,
most hurting to watch the love one slowly be gone into a mentally break down. An experience I
had was during the summer I took a CNA classes through ABtech we all went to do the hours at
a nursing home called Aston Park a unit facility with Alzheimer patients. I have never in my life
ever experience anything like that in my life. It was like I was looking at the other side of the
world I have never seen before. Where elderly were like little babies once again, nothing could
be done to help them go back to the way they were before. The first time I ever went to the
nursing home I literally almost cried my eyes out looking at how fortunate the world outside the
building was much happier than between the four walls not being able to do anything on your
own. I spent my whole summer working with them I have learned a lot about things out of my
understanding. Experiencing the time I spent with Alzheimer's patients made me reflect the way
nothing can reverse it. According to an article I read online was the cause of Alzheimer's is the
brain cell death. As well the brain size shrinks over time with Alzheimer's the tissue inside the
brain called nerve cells less and less are produced and fewer connections are made throughout
the human brain. Nerve tissue called platelets and tangles, the platelets are found in the dead cell
and start to build up in the brain the buildup is made of protein. The tangle are within the brain
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neutrons(Medical News Today). According to (Medical News Today) this is not the only cause
involve in Alzheimer's, they also say it can be involved with the aging as well as family history
or genetic. As well there are many reason why it is causes that are not discovered in the world.
My interview was done a nursing home on brevard road Asheville,NC the nursing home
is called Aston Park. I interviewed a nurse that works there which works in the hall that has
Alzheimer's patients my experience with her was awesome. I learned a lot on how to treat
patients with care. How to communicate with my patients, and how to understand them very
well. Learning how to build a strong connection with patients with alzheimer's was an
experience I have never had before in my whole life. Sharing my experience with you is that my
experience was hard especially that the patients was not capable of communicating with me. The
patient was not aware of what they were doing or who they were at the moment. This was a
challenge I was able to complete. I loved working with them at the beginning I was a little stress
about it because I could not find a way around the whole situation or how to approach them, or
what to say to the patient. Something that helped me was the fact that I had some information
over the patient's. Coming so far help realize the other side of the world.
Might be wondering who discovered Alzheimer's, A person called Alois Alzheimer was
given credit in 1906 for discovering Alzheimer's. On a day he has a women patient named
Auguste D, who was in the hospital since 1901. The women was just 51 years old and was
showing early signs of dementia including memory loss, confused, hallucination. Alzheimer
treated her documented her symptoms in depth, he would as well sit by her and have a regular
conversation with her which got him to notice a change with her as it came for her to write a
word. She would state how she would lose herself. Later on she died in 1906 at the age of 55
years. Alzheimer's then requested that her brain was sent to him for research, he studied the
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brain, he found what we call now the hallmarks which is a buildup of plaques and tangles in her
brain he also found the signs of cerebral atrophy another finding typical in Alzheimer's disease.
An amazing fact to know is that not until 1995 they found the medical records documenting her
care for Auguste D. as well as his conversations with a follow up of brain tissue of Auguste. The
notes left behind by Alzheimer's let other researchers and scientist to directly verified the brain
changes he had described in his lecture. Alzheimer died on december 19,1915 he was only 51
heart.(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3181715/)
alzheimer's disease has been diagnosed they are most common in western europe following up
americans over age 85 are afflicted with the illness. As predicted 5.3 million americans are living
with alzheimer's disease. In addition unless a cure is found more than 16 million americans will
65-74 Years of Age; 2.9% Caucasian, 9.1% African American, 7.5% Hispanic. 75-84 Years of
Age; 10.9% Caucasian, 19.9% African American, 27.9% Hispanic. 85 Years of Age and above;
say that Alzheimer's is most common in hispanics than any other race. Which in fact surprised
me very much, the fact that if there is no cure then that would mean that the number will increase
each year with it being genetic and having no cure. In my opinion I feel like this is scary because
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you never know when you are going to get the disease or if you are at risk of getting the disease
Care ever wondered how would you care for someone who would has Alzheimer's. What
type of care would you give them and what type of treatments would they receive from you, or
from anybody caring for them. To my knowledge the way approaching a patient with alzheimer's
is from the front never come from the behind them. If coming from behind them you will cause
them to get scared and become traumatized, getting them to at a surprise moment making them
more confused them what they already were before. Approach them from the front that way they
see you. If coming to them to give them care try not to overwhelm them with many words this
will cause them to get confused. Try not to ask them many things such as their history, what they
did the day before you will cause them to get frustrated with themselves avoid many of things
that would cause them to get confused. When dealing with a more advance patient this one is a
little more simple to explain at this point the patient would be in the late stage of Alzheimer's
they will no longer be able to speak, some will be able to but very little. To this point many of
them have had a stroke causing parts of its body where they can not move anymore which makes
it harder for them to do things on their own. There are many approaches you can have with them
many work and many do no work. The best one is to stay positive and to be patient remember
A nursing home is a type of facility where elders that can not longer be cared by the
family or as well are in a recovery mode go here. Near you there can be up to one or none or
even more than five nursing homes. In my location there are about ten nursing homes of what I
know of, in one of them I went to do my clinical hours it is called Aston Park. It is a very diverse
facility including employers. In such meaning I would like to have more facilities in which the
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elderly can go for many reasons. In first of all to start with one the family member sometimes
can not take care of the elderly that are growing up and is harder for them to get around the
world. They are in need of a special care in which some of the families can not given them that
type of care. This is when the nursing homes come in handy to help them out. The only problem
with the nursing home is that they do cost a lot of money and that is why many of the families do
not put the elderly in nursing homes they just leave them at home which is more dangerous for
them because it is like having a little child all over again. They do not know much of the world
no more. Another problem is the situation the elderly is going through for example how we are
talking about Alzheimer's, when an elderly has alzheimer's it is very dangerous not to give them
special care they do not know who they are especially they do not know where they are. There is
also something that is know as at home facility where you can give the family member a care
from home but this would mean that would give the person everything they need being at home.
Each start should have more facility this would help the communities and family members the
way the facilities should be is they should be affordable for family member to put the elderly's
inside of a facility home and get cared like they are suppose to. The problem with that is many
people view this as a cruel thing to do to a family member, they would say that they do not love
them because they are getting rid of them but that is not true. This just means that they can no
longer give the same care they use to because of the extra things like work, school, or other
children you may have. In my opinion they should have more facilities that would have an
Is there a cure for Alzheimer's sadly no to my knowledge. No one has found a cure for
Alzheimer's it is like cancer there is no cure. There is such a things as how to slow down the
disease way to reduce the disease, but can not stop it. Some reductions that are available are
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starting from a young age doing memory puzzles as well as the fact that memory exercises really
help them with slowing them down I learned this from my CNA teacher over the
summer.(https://www.caring.com/articles/slowing-alzheimers-progress)
From all of the above material I covered was that I want more Alzheimer's facilities
because there is an increasing number of people with the disease which need more help with the
Work Cited
alz.org/alzheimers_disease_what_is_alzheimers.asp.
alz.org/alzheimers_disease_stages_of_alzheimers.asp.