Those suffering from Alzheimer’s are more than those diagnosed with the disease. Scroll down to watch a powerful documentary about the disease.
Here are the numbers:
- An estimated $100 billion in lost revenue to the economy
- An explosive 1000% growth rate of those diagnosed in 15 years.
- 25,000 Idahoans diagnosed.
This week, the Post Register ran a story about Alzheimer’s Disease. In it, they reported that there are 25,000 Idahoans diagnosed with the disease. That does not include those who have not yet been diagnosed. The Register then went on the guesstimate that there are 5,000 people in the area suffering from Alzheimer’s.
If you include the number of those suffering because of Alzheimer’s, that number is actually far greater. You have to include the mothers, the children, the husbands, wives, fathers, friends, siblings, and so on who must cope with a loved one diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.
On Tuesday, the Eastern Idaho Community Action Partnership hosted a Caregiver’s Support Group. It was powerful. I would highly recommend it for those whose loved ones are receiving long term care. During it, they showed a documentary on Alzheimer’s created by PBS called “The Forgetting.”
Spend an hour watching it.
Your eyes will be opened to those whose minds are closing.
You will never be the same.
And if you have a loved one suffering from Alzheimer’s, please know that you are not alone – and while a cure is not yet found, there is support, help, hope and options.
Do you have a loved one suffering from Alzheimer’s? Have you been diagnosed? Were you impacted by the video? Leave a comment below.
