Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's disease is losing memories slowly and gradually. No one can identify the causes yet, although the most common trait is that people get this at an old age. When people get this, their identities fade away slowly, causing an incredible amount of pain in the families of the affected. They have nursing homes especially made to treat this, and a place for families to leave their beloved and to not worry about their loved ones being in danger at home, alone.

Although researches keep trying to find something that can stop this, all they seem to be able to find is a way to slow down this process, not stopping it entirely. In the early ages, no one seemed to know about Alzheimer’s disease. The main reason for this is because back then no one seemed to live over the age of 65, therefore the rareness of this disease surfacing. But now that human life has been prolonged to over 65 years old, the need for a cure is more and more demanding.

After reading and watching about this disease, it made me wonder about the mysteries occurring all around us, and I grew apprehensive. What if this disease someday attacks on someone in my family? What if later on I actually get this disease too, and can't remember anything from my childhood to my family? With this question, it lead me to think about  the importance of life. I understand now why people everyone keeps saying “live in the present, not the future”, because later on in life, the present is all you have because you can’t be yourself anymore in the future.