Alzthere Because You Care

About Alzheimer's Diease

2008-03-03T17:37:00.001-08:00

Alzheimer’s disease is also known as AD. Alzheimer’s disease is named after Aloysius "Alöis" Alzheimer, a German physician. In 1901 Alzheimer observed a patient at the Frankfurt Asylum named Mrs. Auguste Deter, the 51-year-old patient had strange behavioral symptoms, including a loss of short-term memory. In 1906 after her death Alzheimer performed an autopsy and described the disease we know as AD. Alzheimer’s is a condition where parts of the brain actual shrink. The part of the brain that is most affected has to deal with memory.

Alzheimer’s disease is thought to account for more than 60 percent of dementia cases, affecting up to 1 in 10 people over 65 years of age.

There are no cures for Alzheimer's disease only treatment for the symptoms.

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Alzheimer Resources Online Do Not Match

2008-02-28T06:06:00.000-08:00

It is interesting that 5 million plus people have Alzheimer's in the US. Every minute someone in America develops Alzheimer's. When an individual develops Alzheimer's 2 to 6 family members have thier life dramaticly affected. So we are looking at 10,000,000 to 60,000,000 people affected. When I searched the Internet I did not find a corresponding amount of resources for Alzheimer's caregivers. There is a need for additional resources

Here is what I found doing some basic Google searches

Search Term Google Hits
Alzheimer 24,700,000
Alzheimer Caregivers 546,000
Alzheimer Products 538,000
Alzheimer Resources 498,000
Alzheimer Wandering 101,000

Now the interesting thing about these numbers is that many are duplicates or subsets of the same website. Clearly there is a need for more resources for Alzheimer's patients and caregivers.

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The start of Alzthere

2008-02-25T12:33:00.000-08:00

I have a good friend who's mother has Alzheimer's Diease. Her mother is so eloquent, like royalty. To see here hit with this diease was very sad. Then, to hear the stories of how our friend had challenges finding resources to help them in thier difficulty, it made me think. I should create a website that would compile all the needed resources with Alzheimer's from a caregiver's point of view.

So I created the site http://www.alzthere.com/

Alzheimer's disease affects an estimated 1 in 10 people over age 65. Alzheimer's destroys brain cells, causing problems with memory, thinking and behavior severe enough to affect work, lifelong hobbies or social life. Alzheimer's disease (AD), also called Alzheimer disease or simply Alzheimer's, is the most common cause of dementia, afflicting 24 million people worldwide. Each person with Alzheimer's disease experiences its symptoms and progression differently. Consequently, caregivers face many challenges regarding caring for their loved one.