In this studies of Alzheimer’s we learned many things, starting that this disease is fatal, once it begins it does not stop, it keeps on growing and does not go back, there is only the chance of Alzheimer slowing down in its growth with certain pills but there is no way it stops . We also saw that there is no exact thought on how this begins and what causes Alzheimer although there are speculations relating it to a part of the brain. We also learned that this disease usually hits you when you are 60 and every 5 years that pass you develop higher chances of getting Alzheimer, it is really improbable that you get it at 40 and 50 although it is possible. There are symptoms when you might get it but these are really hard to distinguish from natural aging, since they are really alike, like forgetting small things like where something is or having trouble articulating words. We also learned that there is no specific time limit in how long the stages in Alzheimer last since there are people who get less severe Alzheimer and people who get really severe one. The fatality on Alzheimer is that your body forgets how to do things such as breathing and the victim suffocates to death. We also learn that this is a really sad disease to watch somebody grow into since it just gets worse and worse, making the victim less independent, forgetting even their own family, but this disease has more effect on the family since they are the ones who watch the victim forget their identity, even people really close to them such as their children and wife. Studying this disease makes me conclude that I would prefer to die rather than bring such pain into my family and losing my identity.
