Stages Of Alzheimer s Disease Genetics - 1201 Words

I. Introduction – Attention A. This is a picture of my grandparents, they lived very happy and exciting lives. But, after their retirement something changed with my grandmother- she was unable to recognize the face of her husband, whom she had met when she was only 16 years old. 1. Both my father’s mother, with early onset (which can begin at age 30) and his father, with late onset passed away with Alzheimer’s disease. 2. There is genetic testing to determine if someone carries the gene (Alzheimer s Disease Genetics Fact Sheet, 2014). 3. Both my father and I carry the Alzheimer’s gene. This means we are likely to develop either early on-set or late on-set AD. 4. Stages of Alzheimer’s a. stage 1: hard to notice 1. patients†¦show more content†¦because they are bedridden they are susceptible to infection and pneumonia. 4. if they do not pass because of they will become comatose and shortly there after, die (Alzheimer’s Disease Symptoms Stages, 2014). B. PAS should be offered to every single American citizen who has a terminal illness, and should also allow people with a life altering illness to be allegeable, in order for our country to be humane and ethical. C. Both my father and I watched, not only once but twice, as someone who we loved dearly humanity was striped away by this horrible disease 1. The only thing that makes living knowing that there is a high probability we will have an incurable brain disease is that we have the choice to decide when we die in order to avoid a dehumanizing and slow death. 2. This death- knowing no one, unable to eat or breath on your own, confused about everything around you, eventually falling in to a coma and starting to go into cardiac arrest is not a way that any of us want to die. 3. As my fathers power of attorney he has made it very clear that when he enters this stage he will retire to New Mexico in order to be part of the death with dignity act. D. In this presentation I will tell you: statistical evidence proving PAS creates better end of life for patients with terminal and life-altering illnesses, some of the acts opponent’s main arguments, and what we can do to save people months or years of suffering. Transition: around the