Taylor Jackson K. Hensel English III 11 September 2013 Topic Proposal: Effects of l!

heimer"s Statement of Purpose: The p#rpose of con$#cting this research pro%ect is to e&plain the effects of l!heimer"s. I am also going to e&plain the effect it has on the ones aro#n$ them. I sho#l$ be allo'e$ to research this topic beca#se most people $on"t think abo#t ho' m#ch it affects the lo(e$ ones aro#n$ someone that has l!heimer"s if they ha(e ne(er been aro#n$ it. It co#l$ easily be a life changing e&perience for some. Background: I kno' many people that ha(e ha$ l!heimer"s. )y gran$pa passe$ a'ay so on after getting it. It"s a (ery challenging thing to $eal 'ith. *ecently in health science 'e ha(e talke$ abo#t l!heimer"s an$ ho' to cooperate 'ith a lo(e$ one that has it. I think o(er all it"s a (ery important thing to learn abo#t an$ also ho' to $eal 'ith it. Significance: This topic is important to me beca#se I ha(e family members that ha(e an$ ha(e ha$ this $isease. It 'ill an$ can affect the person an$ the family members that ha(e to take care of an$ cope 'ith the $isease. Kno'ing that my gran$father h as l!heimer"s this means that it is in my family history+ there is a possibility that I co#l$ ha(e this in my genes+ an$ e(en pass it on to my chil$ren an$ gran$chil$ren. Description: The research that I 'ill gather 'ill come from mostly the internet+ books+ an$ I 'ill also ask my gran$mother abo#t it an$ ho' she came to o(er come the fact that my gran$father ha$ l!heimer"s.

Methodology: I plan to look #p ho' yo# get l!heimer"s an$ also the effects of ha(ing it. I 'ill inter(ie' my gran$mother an$ ask her many ,#estions. S#ch as+ 'hat age $i$ my gran$father starte$ sho'ing the signs of the $isease- Ho' often $oes he forget things- Ho' $i$ she $eal 'ith itProblems: The only problem maybe that my gran$mother 'orks a lot an$ it is (ery har$ to get in to#ch 'ith her