This
week was all very interesting. I rather
enjoyed the article about the medical care for the elderly. The basic idea of
the article was that places other than America have amazing health care for
their elderly citizens. I found this
interesting because I feel as a whole our country has a lack of respect for our
elderly. And it’s really cool to think that there are other countries that hold
their elderly in high regard.
The thing
I can most relate to is the Alzheimer’s I have a grandmother that has passed
away from it and another grandmother that is suffering from the effects of it
now. It’s a terrible disease that has a grip on so many of our nation’s older
citizens. It is a heart breaking thing to have to hear your grandmother call
you by your dad’s name. Or to watch her struggle with remembering her grandkids
and kids names that she doesn’t have a chance to see on a weekly basis.
I think
I would like to know more about Alzheimer’s and what can be done to help
reverse the effects it has on people? Or how could they help to prevent it? How
genetic is it? In my case would I have a significantly higher chance of
developing it when I reach old age? If I had a chance to do unlimited research
on the disease I think I would because no one else should have to go through
watching their loved ones go through what ii watched and am currently watching
my grandmothers go through.
I agree it is a heartbreaking thing to watch you see families come in where I work and their loved ones don't know them
ReplyDeleteWatching the video and reading about Alzheimer's really was heartbreaking, you are completely right. I don't have any personal experience with it (yet) but for a family, and especially a spouse, I can't imagine how devastating it would be to watch this progressive deterioration of someone who means so much to you and not be able to do anything to help. I will absolutely support research on this disease.
ReplyDeleteI work in a nursing home and have seen how the elderly is treated in this country. They are respected and as an overall they are treated with dignity in U.S. I have seen how the elderly is treated in other countries too, so in the comparison, here is way better. I think something we need to keep in mind is that Netherlands is small in territory compared to U.S., so reaching the level of care for the elderly that U.S has is a bigger challenge than it was for the Dutch's.
ReplyDeleteAs per Alzheimer's, my grandfather went through that and a lot of my patients have the disease. It is devastating and there is not much that can be done for now. There are several ongoing researches about that, but nothing conclusive so far.
Alzheimer's affects so many elderly people and it is a very sad thing to watch a Grandfather, Grandmother, Mother, or Father go through it. My Grandfather has Alzheimer's and our family has had a hard time dealing with it. I also wish I could have the time to do unlimited research on the subject . Eventually we have learned to laugh at the crazy stories my Grandfather tells, which helps. I hope a cure is found in the near future.
ReplyDeleteI think the book briefly mentioned that genetics play a role in the devolvement of the disease, but I don't think it said how big that role is. I have also had family members who have suffered from Alzheimer's. Both my grandparents had forms of dementia and it definitely a hard impacted my family.
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