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September is Alzheimer’s Awareness month with the 21st of the month being Alzheimer’s day. Magee General Hospital remembered Alzheimer’s day on Friday, the 18th. Employees from all departments turned out wearing their purple for this cause. Smiling for the camera was Magee General Hospital’s Laboratory Department in their purple for Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. Pictured left to right Santrilla Bailey; Chase Williams; Connie Hancock; Lab Director-Tanya Magee; and Linda Batte.
ALZHEIMER’S – a type of dementia that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior. Alzheimer’s is a terrible disease but I have always believed it is worse on the family or caretaker.
There are 10 warning signs of Alzheimer’s:
- MEMORY LOSS THAT CORRUPTS DAILY LIFE
- CHALLENGES IN PLANNING OR SOLVING PROBLEMS
- DIFFICULTY COMPLETING FAMILIAR TASKS AT HOME, WORK, OR AT LEISURE
- CONFUSION WITH TIME OR PLACE
- TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING VISUAL IMAGES AND SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS
- NEW PROBLEMS WITH WORDS IN SPEAKING OR WRITING
- MISPLACING THINGS AND LOSING THE ABILITY TO RETRACE STEPS
- DECREASED OR POOR JUDGEMENT
- WITHDRAWAL FROM WORK OR SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
- CHANGES IN MOOD OR PERSONALITY
We all forget things, young and old. So where do you draw the line? When do you know it is time to seek help?
Signs of Alzheimer’s |
Typical age-related changes |
| Poor judgment and decision making | Making a bad decision once in a while |
| Inability to manage a budget | Missing a monthly payment |
| Losing track of the date or the season | Forgetting which day it is and remembering later |
| Difficulty having a conversation | Sometimes forgetting which word to use |
| Misplacing things and being unable to retrace steps to find them | Losing things from time to time |
