Mishandling Deadly Diseases

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/03/24/most-alzheimers-patients-not-told-about-their-diagnosis

When you go to the doctors, you would think that your doctor would tell you if anything was wrong. Well my friends you would be wrong about that. In a recent study, according to U.S. News, only forty-five percent of patients diagnosed with Alzheimers are told so by their doctors. This number is outstandingly low in my opinion. Although the diagnosis of a fatal disease can be devastating, there are necessary actions a person must take after being diagnosed with a disease that causes brain deficiency and memory loss. A person might want to get preparations read to move into a home that specializes in alzheimer care or contact their family to work out how they will deal with the future that lies ahead. With less than half the patients knowing about their disease, it will just put further strain on the patients and their families. There is research going on to help create a cure or a sort of “life-extending” treatment for people with Alzheimers, but it lacks funding to really get a footing. Alzheimers disease can be very devastating and I think that we should be willing to help fund projects to help us try to find a cure. With the knowledge that we have about Alzheimers, I think that patients and caregivers of patients should be told of their diagnosis and not sheltered from it to prevent bad situations. I also hope that we can improve funding for Alzheimers research in hope to find a cure for this disease.

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Cool Dad™