The Alzheimer's Project

Alzheimer's is something I see every day. From my early diagnosed patient who forgets to eat, to my patients with advanced alzheimer's who have forgotten how to eat. It's sad and it's frightening. I didn't think I could keep working with these kinds of patients because of how emotional it made me. I'm not any less emotional now, but I can control it better when I'm around them.

One particular patient I remember, we'll call him Jim for the sake of his privacy and so I don't get myself sued, passed away a few days ago. The last time I saw Jim, his very capable wife was tellling him she loved him and smothering him with kisses.

It's the most feared disease in the U.S. right behind cancer.
5 million men and women in the country have Alzheimer's.

"If we fail to cure Alzheimer's disease in the years and decades to come,
we are facing an enormous increase in human suffering." -
Richard
J. Hodges, MD

I don't know where I'm really going with this, I just want to spread the word. I know a lot of people who know at least one person with Alzheimer's. For those of you who are touched by a friend or family member with Alzheimer's, there are a few websites you can visit to learn more and even donate to Alzheimer's research, to get started visit this website:

http://www.hbo.com/alzheimers/

p.s. I will cure it someday!