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What are some of the mental, physical, and social effects of Alzheimer's Disease.? |
I am doing an essay in English Comp. and really need to find some information on my topic. Their is chemical imbalnce in the brain that causes them to have memory loss? It can be caused from various things. ex. alcholism. I work with Alzheimers patients well...mentaly it like make u beleive that ur in like another time in ur life..Physical not sure..and Social well it would change ur Social life...and the way ppl look at u and things like that...hope this helps There are different stages of Alzheimer's, so there's different effects for each stage. Early on in the disease people may have periods of memory loss and confusion, but still know and understand why they are having them. As the disease progresses they get to the point where they have long-term memory, but no short term memory. They're personality may change completely. They may go from being the sweet little old lady to being a fiesty old lady who spits on you, hits you, and pulls your hair. They could also be the mean old man who turns into a little boy who cries all the time. In the late stages of the disease they will lose control of their bowel and bladder functions and may even forget how to eat. Oh my, where to start. My late husband's mother and my husband's mother both had Alzheimer's disease. A horrible horrible thing not only for the victim but for the family. Mentally, one sees various stages or plateaus that the patient has. For example, they start by forgetting some words when using sentences, can't do crossword puzzles even though they were once great at it, can't remember names, where they live, who they are living with or even that their spouse is deceased as it progresses. My mother in law lived with us until the last two months of her life. This once well spoken, impeckably dressed, clean, intelligent woman, could not dress or bathe herself. She would put her sweater on as slacks using the arm holes for the legs or she could even show up in our kitchen naked. Sometimes they begin to use inappropriate language which was not a part of their "normal" self. They can easily get lost and one has to keep an eye on them at all times, putting away medicines, cleaning agents, etc for fear they might drink it. It is almost like watching a two year old yet, one can see how frustrated they get with themselves before they get to the final stage. The family is almost in a hostage situation where you can't go anywhere or leave them alone at all. They lose ability to do any simple tasks and sit and stare or mummble or yell help or bang on furniture. They can't turn on a tv or radio on their own and when we would turn these items on, she couldn't concentrate on what was going on or understand. The enjoyments she once knew such as card playing, dancing, dining with friends, etc are all out the window. Her friends would notice (in the beginning stages) that she would only order what they did. Why? Because she could no longer read the menu. They finally get to the point where they don't know their family members or think that deceased family members are alive. My mother in law thought my husband was her husband and not her son.She had no idea she had a son or daughter. I think she thought I was a maid. I am not really sure. My other mother in law who had Alzheimers thought I was her dead sister in law. sigh.....it is soooo very sad and stressful. Finally, the start losing weight many times and you have to feed them for they foreget how to use their forks and spoons and the lose interest in the foods they once loved. They sleep a great deal or just pace back and forth until they get to the point where they are in a wheel chair. In both cases of my mother in laws, they died quietly in their sleep for heart failure. I have to say as much as I loved my mother in laws, (and I really did) it was a blessing to see them a peace and I try to remember who they were before this dreadful disease destroyed there minds. The stress is just horrible to see people you love being only a shell of the once vibrant persons they were. I hope this helps you a bit on your report. Good luck with it. daughter in law of two mother in laws with Alzheimers who took care of them in our home. My dad has it, and I have an online blog of some specific things which have happened to him. Your question just doesn't seem very clear to me or I'd give you more info here. www.alz.org http://alzheimersdad.blogspot.com... |
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