{"id":3496,"date":"2021-12-02T13:16:46","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T13:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthwire.pk\/healthcare\/?p=3496"},"modified":"2023-11-27T11:35:21","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T06:35:21","slug":"alzheimers-disease-a-struggle-between-frustration-and-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthwire.pk\/healthcare\/alzheimers-disease-a-struggle-between-frustration-and-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Alzheimer’s Disease; A Struggle Between Frustration and Hope"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Why is forgetting so painful?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My teen struck brain at the time could only comprehend a single dimension of Alzheimer\u2019s; It’s ONLY forgetting, isn’t it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, that is what reading too much fictional reading does to you. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the sensitivity of how potentially dangerous and life-draining this disease is, I was brutally unaware of the pain and trauma Alzheimer brings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until\u2026.My limited worldview came to a halt when a loved one got diagnosed with it.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am often asked \u2018so how does Alzheimer look like\u2019?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Extraordinarily normal. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Except only if you look close, you can see how the lifeless eyes and a face that aged in tough grace is suffering in pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to multiple research, Alzheimer’s uncovers itself after 20 years of first development<\/a>. Meaning, you start losing your loved one bit by bit, piece by piece for 20 long years without you even knowing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since previous few weeks have been all about Alzheimer\u2019s. I am going to take my cue onto what makes this disease an overwhelming feat and why we Pakistanis are so oblivious to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alzheimer\u2019s or Dementia (Bhoolnay ki Beemari) is a neurologic disorder that causes the brain cells to die with time, meaning; damaghi kuwaat bohot taizi se kam hotti jatti hai<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A patient with Alzheimer’s continuously suffers from a decline in cognitive thinking, behavior, and maintaining social skills. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A publication in 2017, claimed that every 3 seconds a person falls prey to the disease in Pakistan<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most people associate Alzheimer’s as a part of aging. Although a fraction of this claim is true, the development of Alzheimer’s does start from an early age. The only difference is that it grips a person\u2019s brain skills after a decade of preying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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