October and
November are months when fund raising for Alzheimer’s disease sponsors marathon
walks. What these groups do not identify is the research tact they are
supporting. And gaining research money is big.
FYI, I
teach certification training in Mental Health and Dementia for WA DSHS. In our
Dementia workbook the third page shows a grey on grey umbrella representing the
broad diagnosis of Dementia. Under this
umbrella are the more specific definitions of symptoms: Alzheimer’s, Pick’s
Disease, Vascular, Huntington’s, Parkinson’s, Lewy Body, to name a few.
Observing
the residents who come to our home, while it does not get the big name
recognition, I have conjectured that Vascular Dementia is as common as
Alzheimer’s. You may be more familiar with the term “hardening of the arteries.”
The following link ties brain and heart health together. The cause of Alzheimer’s is at least 20% genetic.
Vascular can be avoided by conscious, life-long health habits.
Check it
out.
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