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Title: Proposing Positive Change
(Chosen Topic— Challenges of Alzheimer Patients in Family)
Contents
Introduction    3
Thesis    3
Problem: Challenges faced by Alzheimer Patients    3
Solution to the Problem    5
Conclusion    7
Work Cited    8
Introduction
    Alzheimer is a neurodegenerative disease that slowly and gradually worsens with time. This disease attacks the brain cells and neurotransmitters. Neurotransmitters are the chemical messengers that carry messages to brain cells. Attacking of brain cells affect the proper functioning of the brain. It affects the memory and behavior of the person.
As the condition further declines, the person withdraws from the family and society. The speed of progression of diseases varies from person to person (Hendrix et al.). The patients lose motivation in their life. Further deterioration of condition leads to the loss of body functions, ultimately becoming the cause of their death. Although there is no proper cure; nevertheless, there are certain solutions to control the disease.
Thesis
    Alzheimer’s disease in family comes with many challenges faced by both family and patient; however, the actual challenge is the difficulty in remembering by the patient, first recent events then ultimately everything leading to emotional distress to the family member.
Problem: Challenges faced by Alzheimer Patients
Daily routine of Alzheimer patients can be challenging and confusing for them. As suggested by Scharett et al., there is no medicine to cure the disease; nevertheless, therapies are available to manage the disease effectively. The proper cause of the disease is unknown; however, it has been assumed that the disease is onset by hypertension and brain injury. It can also be inherited from parents.
The symptoms of disease vary from individual to individual; however, there are some common symptoms, which become challenges in the life of people as it hindered the daily activities on one hand and create problem for other family members to adjust with the barrier raised by the patients in their daily routine (Blank et al.).
Some of the common symptoms of disease are loss of memory, challenge in planning or solving problems, difficulty in completing task of daily routine at home, work or leisure, confusion with time and place, trouble in understanding images and relationship, problem in speaking words or writing, misplacing things and finding it difficulty in retracing it. It also decreases judgment or poor judgment in later stages, withdrawal from work, family and society, mood swings and finally anxiety as well as depression.
All these symptoms progress slowly with time and ultimately take the patient to the stage where memory and power of remembering ends. End might be the harsh word to use; however, it is the painful reality of the disease. As...