Alanna Shaikh´s How Am I Preparing to get Alzheimer

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Alzheimer’s disease is unfortunately one of the most common diseases amongst people that are coming of age. Alanna Shaikh, a global health and development specialist, discusses the growing disease in her Ted Talk: “How I’m preparing to get Alzheimer’s.” (Ted.com) She discusses her experience watching her father’s memory deteriorate as a result of his Alzheimer’s disease. she addresses the fact that most people are not prepared for Alzheimer’s because of their denial. She confesses, “the big numbers of people who get it, [dementia] frighten us. And, because of that fear, we do one of two things. We go into denial, or we decide that we are going to prevent dementia. I’m looking for a third way.” (Alanna Shaikh, ‘How I’m Preparing to get Alzheimer’s’) This leads to the main idea: We can continue life after Alzheimers through these certain techniques and through correct preparation. Alanna then describes the different activities that she is doing to prepare herself for this disease, rather than possessing denial, and still falling victim to it. There are many different ways to prepare for Alzheimers. Living with this disease involves mostly muscle memory. Therefore, performing activities that enhance muscle memory can assist you in preparation. (http://www.alzfdn.org) This involves perfecting many different hands-on tasks to generate the memory. Also, another way of preparation would be to attach certain memories to the senses, specifically sounds, smells, and tastes. Some of the major physical side effects of Alzheimers to prepare for, are muscle tremors, loss of mobility, and loss of balance. (http://www.alzfdn.org) One should improve their sense of balance, allowing control over the body when infected with Alzheimer’s. Lastly, to p...

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...person, due to the confusion that comes with the disease. It is hard to live with, as documented by many, however, if people are prepared, they will not struggle as much as they would if they hadn’t taken these precautions. These tactics are extremely important, and Alanna Shaikh makes this clear through her Ted Talk. Many people can learn and benefit from these ideas, making it a very useful presentation. Alzheimers is a controlling disease, but by preparing for it, it can be defined.

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