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what is alzheimers disease? On monday i went to my sister's flower shop to spend some time with her. One lady, she was around her 60's, came inside to buy some flowers. She chose some peonies and payed my sister. Then she decided to look around more, and after about 10 minutes, she forgot that she had already payed my sister and was going to pay her again. My sister told her that she had already payed her, and the lady's face changed from really happy to really sad. You could tell she was about to cry, and she asked my sister if she could give her a cup of water, and my sister did. When she was done, she thanked my sister and left. I asked my sister what was wrong with that lady, and she told me about this disease. So that is the reason why i decided to do my project on this question. On the next few paragraphs I'll try my best to describe and explain what i learned about this disease.

Alzheimer's disease is a disease that attacks people as young as in their 30's, but it is a disease that is mostly common in people that are older than 65 years old. What this disease does is that it makes your brain not work well like it should. This affects their thinking, judgement and memory, this will cause people to forget things, not recognize other people they already know, etc. Some symptom of this disease are:  this disease attacks people very slowly. First they will start by forgeting to do little things or do the same thing they already did, like brushing their teeths or something. As time passes by more and more, the people with this disease wont be able to have a normal life like they are supposed to. Sometimes someone even has to help them use the bathroom because they no longer can do anything by themselves, since their thinking does not work like it's suppose to, so that's why it is very important that someone is taking care of a person that has been diagnostiside with this disease.
 * Gradual memory loss
 * Decline in ability to perform routine tasks
 * Disorientation
 * Difficulty in learning
 * Loss in language skills
 * Impairment of judgment
 * Personality changes

[|**http://www.genetichealth.com/ALZ_What_Is_Alzheimers_Disease.shtml**] This website is really helpful. Although some people might have trouble understanding some words, but no big deal. This website gives you a definition of what alzhemeir's disease is. It also tells you who can get this disease and the symptoms and all of that important stuff. I believe this article was written for everyone. For people who want to know what this disease is, for people who think they have it, and just for people who want to learn something new, like me. I believe this information is thrustworthy. It was written by Michele Simon, she studied at yale university, so i dont know why i shouldnt trust this information, she knows what she is talking about. Also this website is to provide information to people about genetic health. http://www.alzheimer.ca/english/disease/whatisit-intro.htm This website is also really interesting. Now i know why this disease is called Alzheimer's. It talks about what Dr. Alois Alzheimer identified. It also has some diagrams to help understand the reading a little bit more. And about the vocabulary, i dont think alot of people would have trouble understanding. They also have a video so that you can understand this more. I believe this website was made for everyone who's interested in this disease or has questions, just the same thing as i wrote before, in the previous paragraph. This information is definetly trustworthy. I dont think there's anything in here that is not true, come on they even have videos and images! I really dont know who wrote this article, but to me it seems trusthworthy because no kid could write all of this really cool information. http://www.nia.nih.gov/Alzheimers/Publications/adfact.htm This website has also plenty information about this disease. They have information similar to the information in the other websites. The vocabulary can be more difficult for some people, because i didnt really understand some things, just the basic stuff beause i already read it on the other websites. This website includes some information about how this disease is treated. This information is thrustworthy because it is from a National Institude On Aging. They even provide some numbers where you can call if you have any questions or just for more information.
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