A TRIBUTE TO HER SISTER

Mary Louise's Journal ~~ WATCHING MY SISTER DISAPPEAR is one of the most heart felt and heart wrenching tributes to a sister's life I have ever read.  Please take the time to visit Mary Louise's journal.  Mary Louise writes about Peggy and her struggle and eventual subsuming to with Alzheimer's Disease.  Mary Louise writes about her sister past and present.  Never before have I witnessed such dedication.  Love and admiration.  Please take the time to visit this journal.  You will be a better person for it.  Thank you Mary Louise for sharing this wonderful confirmation of Peggy's life.

WATCHING MY SISTER....DISAPPEAR

About Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia. Dementia is a collective name for progressive degenerative brain syndromes which affect memory, thinking, behaviour and emotion. Symptoms may include:

• loss of memory
• difficulty in finding the right words or understanding what people are saying
• difficulty in performing previously routine tasks
• personality and mood changes

Dementia is not a normal part of ageing. It knows no social, economic, ethnic or geographical boundaries. Although each person will experience dementia in their own way, eventually those affected are unable to care for themselves and need help with all aspects of daily life. There is currently no cure.

 

There is currently no cure for Alzheimer's disease or for most other causes of dementia. Nor can a cure be expected in the foreseable future. Researchers are still at the stage of developing drugs that will slow down the progression of the disease, at least in some cases. They still do not know how to prevent the disease from occurring, how to stop its progression, or how to reverse its effects. It is hoped that more research into the causes of Alzheimer's disease will eventually make a cure possible.

 

http://www.alz.co.uk/alzheimers/

http://www.neurologychannel.com/alzheimers/

http://www.alzheimers.org/