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i am a family physician who was diagnosed with
early mild cognitive impairment(mci) amnestic type on december 21, 2010
this is a precursor to alzheimers disease
because of this diagnosis i have opted to stop practicing medicine
this blog will be about my journey with this disease
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i will continue blogging on organic gardening, green living,
solar power, rainwater collection, and healthy living
i will blog on these plus other things noted to be interesting

Friday, August 26, 2011

big a, stages

BIG A


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the big a is now replacing the big c 
more americans are beginning to worry about getting 
the big a-alzhiemers than are worried about getting
the big c-cancer

as the big a is the only one of the top ten diseases that 
kills people that you cant do anything to prevent it
this is where the fight against cancer was several years ago

all the childhood leukemia is almost 100% curable now 
so many cancers are caught early now that they can be 
treated and cured or controlled
the awareness of signs and symptoms of cancer are
everywhere for people to read and think about

so the big a is in its infancy compared to the big c
a lot of research is going on to try to identify what really 
causes the big a and what you can do to prevent it
then a lot of research is being done to identify people 
at a younger age who are risk for the big a 
there is a lot of research being done to find treatments 
to prevent this disease and to treat this disease at 
earlier stages (like mine)

the study that i am in in dallas the alzheimers disease
nucleoimaging initiative (adni-2) is a study that is looking at tools
to identify people earlier by following people who dont have the
disease, people real early with the disease, people with slightly
more symptoms with the disease and people with
full blown alzhiemers

it looks at genetic tests, dna and rna analysis, spinal fluid analysis
for tau protein and beta amyloid, pet scans for glucose metabolism,
pet scans for beta amyloid, and neuropsychological exams over 
a period of 5 years

this study will provide a lot of useful data that can be used to 
catch people early and hopefully eventually do something about 
this terrible disease

lets erase or dim the big a 

support your local walk to end alzhiemers at www.alz.org
arkansas at this link
texas at this link
louisiana at this link
california at this link
utah at this link

organicgreendoctor team at this link

remember november is national azheimers month

STAGES
there are 7 stages of alzheimers disease
go to this link to read more

stage 1 is where those of us with the disease were when we had
no symptoms

stage 2 is where i am at
i notice symptoms but other people dont notice them

stage 3 is where pat summitt is at
many at this stage can function well with limitations

stage 4 is where glenn campbell is probably at or he may be late
stage 3
he is about to do a tour for his new album even though he has
the big a

stage 4-5 is where my close relative is at

stage7 is the final stage and is where my mother was at
when she died

these stages give you an idea where your friends or relatives are at
with their disease

be patient with them
help the caretakers

the organicgreen doctor

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