Blogging About Alzheimers
Patients diagnosed with early symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease are speaking out and demanding more attention, according to an article in today’s New York Times. Some patients - like 52-year-old Kris Bakowski of Athens, Ga. - are even blogging about their personal experience. Bakowski’s blog Creating Memories documents her daily struggles and successes with the disease.
There are several drugs currently being tested to treat Alzheimer’s, and several drugs that are used to treat symptoms. Aricept is probably the drug I see the most widely advertised
The hope is that, with more people being diagnosed at an earlier stage, the more that can be discovered about this heart-wrenching disease. I think Bakowski’s blog and the others out there like it will certainly go a long way in educating and informing people about the Alzheimer’s experience.