Jackson 1 Taylor Jackson English III K. Hensel November 19, 2013 E ec!s o "l#heimer$s "l#heimer$s is no! a normal %ar!

o li e an& i! is no! only or !he el&erly. "l#heimer can a ec! mi&&le age %eo%le as 'ell. (% !o ) %ercen! o %eo%le can have early onse! o "l#heimer$s. *eo%le over +) are more likely !o ge! &iagnose& 'i!h !he &isease. "l#heimer$s is o !en very li e changing no! only or !he %erson, b,! also or !he amily an& !he care givers. The main e ec!s o having "l#heimer$s is memory loss, s!r,ggles 'i!h s%eaking, an& behavior %roblems -.even s!ages o "l#heimer$s/. 0ne o !he irs! !hings !ha! go 'hen having "l#heimer$s &isease is !heir memory. .ym%!oms &evelo% slo'ly an& ge! 'orse over !ime, o !en in!er ering 'i!h &aily !asks. They 'ill e1%erience changes in !heir abili!y !o &evelo% an& ollo' a %lan, or 'ork 'i!h n,mbers -"l#heimer$s &isease/. *eo%le 'i!h "l#heimer$s o !en rely on memory ai&es, -remin&er no!es or elec!ronic &evices/ or amily members or !hings !hey ,se& !o han&le on !heir o'n -"l#heimer$s &isease/. 2emory loss o !en becomes no!iceable !o o!hers, b,! no! !o !he one e ec!e& by !he &isease. Their brain cells are ailing as!, an& co,l& easily orge! !heir %as! as 'ell as !he normal &ay !o &ay ac!iva!es. 2emory loss is a big %ar! o "l#heimer$s &isease b,! 3,s! beca,se someone is having !ro,ble 'i!h memory loss &oes no! necessarily mean !hey are a ec!e& by !he "l#heimer$s &isease -4ha! is "l#heimer$s5/.

Jackson 2 4hen having "l#heimer$s &isease, ,s,ally !he ne1! !hing !he love& ones no!ice is !he %erson has a &i ic,l! !ime s%eaking. I! 'ill become very easy or !hem !o orge! 'ha! !hey 'ere going !o say, or 'ha! !hey have sai& in !he %as! -.even .!ages o "l#heimer$s/. 4i!h !he &isease &evelo%ing ra%i&ly over !ime, i! 'ill also become har&er or !hem !o orm an& !o com%le!e sen!ences6 !hey 'ill begin !o !alk in incom%le!e sen!ences an& !hen can loose !heir !rain o !ho,gh!. They may s!r,ggle 'i!h vocab,lary6 have %roblems in&ing !he righ! 'or& or call !hings by !he 'rong name. *eo%le 'i!h "l#heimer$s &isease o !en say !hings !hey &o no! remember an& can also say !hings !ha! !hey &o no! mean. They also may have !ro,ble ollo'ing or 3oining a conversa!ion. They 'ill s!o% in !he mi&&le an& have no i&ea ho' !o con!in,e or may even re%ea! !here sel many !imes -"l#heimer$s &isease/. The ne1! !hing %eo%le no!ice is !he behavior %roblems !ha! can ha%%en. I! is %robably !he bigges! change yo, 'ill see in someone a ec!e& by "l#heimer$s &isease. 2oo& changes can ha%%en o !en an& !he li!!les! !hings co,l& se! someone o 'i!h "l#heimer$s &isease. They may become con ,se&, s,s%icio,s, &e%resse&, or ear ,l 'i!h rien&s or in %laces 'here !hey are o,! o !heir com or! #one -"l#heimer$s &isease/. They o !en say !hings !ha! are no! mean!, an& can easily h,r! someone eelings. *eo%le 'i!h "l#heimer$s some!imes &o no! like !o lis!en, or an e1%lana!ion, !elling !hem !o s!o% &oing !he !hings !hey en3oye& mos!, like &riving6 i! co,l& be very ,% se!!ing. *eo%le !ha! s, er rom !he "l#heimer$s &isease can be a ec!e& in many 'ays. Taking care o someone 'i!h !his &isease can be very &i ic,l!, %ain ,l an& s!ress ,l7 *eo%le !ha! have "l#heimer$s &isease go !hro,gh many &i eren! s!ages, ,n!il i! ge!s ba& eno,gh an& over !akes !he bo&y an& brain com%le!ely -.even s!ages o "l#heimer$s/.

Jackson 3 "l#heimer$s has !o c,rren! c,re, b,! !rea!men! or sym%!oms are available an& research con!in,es -'ha! is "l#heimer$s5/ The main e ec!s are memory loss, s!r,ggles 'i!h s%eaking, an& behavior %roblems.

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