A horrible disease

Now a day 70% aged persons are facing a major issue, which is Alzheimer. Everyone has occasional lapses in memory. It's normal to forget the names of people whom we rarely see. But it's not a normal part of aging to forget the names of familiar people and objects. As we know that Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia, a disease that usually develops in people at the age of 65 or older. The main risk factor for Alzheimer's disease is old age. As population ages, the frequency of Alzheimer's disease continues to increase.

Ten percent of people over 65 years of age and 50% of those over 85 years of age have Alzheimer's disease. Commonly two types of Alzheimer's disease are familiar: early onset and late onset. In early onset, symptoms occur before the age of 60 years. This type of Alzheimer’s disease is found in people at the rate of 5% to 10%. In late onset that means Senior Alzheimer’s is the disease that occurs in persons older than 60 years. Late onset of Alzheimer's disease is not found in families, but these patients may have genetic factors that increase their risk of getting the disease.
Alzheimer’s is a truly horrible disease because it robs a person of their ability to function also damaging to family and friends as it is very difficult to watch a parent, brother, sister or friend progress to the point where they don’t recognize anyone. People who are affected with Senior Alzheimer’s disease may repeat things and forget conversations or appointments with someone and they may no longer be able to do math but still may be able to read a magazine with pleasure. The Senior Alzheimer’s disease varies from person to person. Eight years is the average length of time from diagnosis of Alzheimer’s to death. But some people live more than a decade with the disease. Meditation, healing process, and natural therapies methods are being used but I don’t know how much it will be helpful for Alzheimer’s patients.