The Tragedy of Alzheimer's Disease

It can be said that Alzheimer's also called Alzheimer'sthinking and behavior.
disease causes great discord and trouble not only toBy the end of the progression of Alzheimer's disease
the afflicted but also to their family and friends. To allthe person they have little left of their brain intact. The
intensive purposes the patient "looks the same". It's abrain itself in many cases has shrunk to a small, tiny
person they knew, loved and lived with or among. Yetball - sometimes as small as a pea itself. Because the
to all intensive purposes their friend, colleague, neighbor"amyloidal plaques " seem to have a high or higher
or parent is not there. At least not in mind. Thecontent of aluminum component content it was held by
caregiver or family members may dress the personsome that the disease state was a direct result of
for appearance sake, not unlike a mother dresses herexposure to aluminum by the victim over their lifetime.
young child well. Yet at the most the acquaintances ofThus it was recommended for the general population
the Alzheimer patient can do is discussing past eventsthat they not use aluminum pots and frying pans and
with the patient and sufferer for the most part. Howstay away from aluminum compounds if possible - for
frustrating and indeed tragic.example not to use under the arm antiperspirants and
Alzheimer's disease or better known as dementia isdeodorants.
named after its discoverer Doctor Alois Alzheimer. DrHowever with rigorous scientific inquiries these claims
Alzheimer clinically determined that the personseem to be unfounded. Thus as a general rule you
suffering from this illness has progressive brain cellneed not stop the use of aluminum pots and pans in
deterioration and indeed destruction. The person mayyour household nor stop the use of aluminum
look strong but there will difference in speech, behavior,containing products overall.
and memory thinking. Some people ignore this signs;Overall though the disorder is progressive, Alzheimer's
they believe there are simply effects of aging.disease and the dementia from Alzheimer's, once
It might be said that dementia does exist, and thatdiagnosed by standard cognitive and thought tests, can
Alzheimer's disease is one subset of the disorder thatonly progress and get worse. The patient can never
is determinable. On top of that many diseases of therecover. By the time family and friends have
mind - for example Parkinson's disease go hand inconvinced the patient to be professionally assessed
hand with other mental neurological disorders, diseasesthey themselves know that something is wrong with
and effects and affects of depression, cognition andtheir loved ones, and of course suspect Alzheimer's or
mental impairment. Alzheimer's disease has aneven worse. At the best the patient can stabilize, they
abnormal tissue that contains neurofibrillary tangles andcan never return to their previous alertness and mental
amyloid plaques. It does definitely affect a person'shealth. What a tragedy of life.