Come Nov, Remember National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month

Nationwide Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month is in Nov, and McKnight’s wants people to remember just how essential it’s to continue funding research to beat the disease. The number of people with the disease is expected to skyrocket over the next few years. Thus, keeping a constant stream of money trained on research and prevention is essential.

Putting $20 trillion into Alzheimer’s issues

Beginning Jan. 1, a baby boomer will turn 65 each eight seconds, greatly increasing their chances of getting Alzheimer’s, according to a recent New York Times op-ed piece entitled “The Age of Alzheimer’s.”. More than 4 million every year will get the disease. With a husband who has Alzheimer’s, this is what Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor said. The disease could be altered with drugs. More research could make the disease disappear entirely. $172 billion could be invested for Alzheimer’s patients by Americans by 2020, the Nationwide Institutes of Health explain. It then goes up to $20 trillion. This is by 2050. National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month is about making it known that something needs to be done. The field of research for Alzheimer’s shows breakthroughs happening by 2020 if we’re lucky. Of course, without funds, this would be impossible. The Times’ O’Connor tells us that a $2 billion legislation is being considered by congress. They were asked to make it so Alzheimer’s researches can do more research.

All about the Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer’s disease is senile dementia that is at the moment incurable. The degenerative, terminal disease is most often diagnosed in people 65 and older. Initial symptoms include the inability to form new memories and difficulty recalling lately observed facts. Alzheimer’s patients often get the disease sundown condition too which, reports the Alzheimer’s Disease Support blog, makes them really angry and disoriented within the morning and evening. Ultimately that person will die after confusion, mood swings, language breakdown, long term memory loss and loss of bodily functions all sets in. These are other symptoms. You need to be comprehending and caring with an Alzheimer’s patient. This is very important. Yet the process of care can be almost as debilitating, particularly when family members and loved ones take on the responsibility of in-home care.

Citations

Alzheimer’s Disease support

alzheimers-disease.net/2010/02/15/sundown-syndrome-and-alzheimer’s-disease/

McKnights

mcknights.com/alzheimers-awareness-month-sheds-spotlight-on-treatment-prevention-efforts/article/189888/

NY Times

nytimes.com/2010/10/28/opinion/28oconnor.html

Don’t forget National Memory Screening Day on Nov. 17

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