Alzheimer’s Disease

Did you know that Alzheimer’s is one of the top ten causes of death in the United States? It is the 6th leading cause of death. 1 in 3 elderly die from Alzheimer’s every year, that more than any kind of cancer. My great-grandmother had Alzheimer’s disease. It was hard for the family because as days went on, she couldn’t remember most of us. We did everything to help her remember us and help her keep doing what she loved. She loved to cook and sit outside on the porch in her swing. Even though I was young when she passed away, I still have many memories of her. I would go over there with my mom after school and always sit on the swing and listen to my grandmothers’ stories and tell her about my day at school. I would sit in the living room with her and watch her sew. Her plan was to teach me how to sew when I had gotten older, but we never got around to it. Alzheimer’s can mostly be seen in people 60 years old and can get worse as they get older. Some signs of Alzheimer’s are: trouble talking, trouble handling money, difficult doing task at home, and not being able to remember who someone is or where they had misplaced something. People who have had family that had Alzheimer’s is at a greater risk at getting it than someone who doesn’t have family history. Every year in most states, there is an Alzheimer’s walk to raise money to hopefully end Alzheimer’s. Some ways that someone could get treated with Alzheimer’s are: taking medicine, therapy, or alternative treatments. The earliest that some could get Alzheimer’s is in their 40s. Even if someone might not know a person with Alzheimer’s, there is always some way to help the ones who do and many people help strangers just so they could maybe keep their loved ones around longer.