Lessons; Love, Mom

Alzheimers stole my Mom from me.
But the lessons she taught me before, during and after remain.
I find courage in the knowledge that my mother's suffering and the suffering of so many other souls at the hand of this horrendous disease will be the key to the cure and thus our redeemer.
I love you.
I miss you, Mommie.
My mother taught me many lessons when it comes to living.
She taught me to cook, to garden and how to keep an orderly maintained loving home for my family.
My mother also taught me about Alzeimers. And though this may sound strange, I am grateful beyond words to my mother for all I learned from her about Alzeimers, because I understand this knowledge is helping me today to do all I can to protect myself and my family.
Those days blur in my mind as if looking through a smudged window pane. I imagine this is my mind's way of coping with the memories.
It was only my mother and my sister's courage that pulled us through it all.
Alzheimers is living out a nightmare. You beg to wake to a new reality, but instead every day becomes more heartbreaking.
Simple things such as dressing, fixing a cup of coffee, turn then to struggling to remember names and faces.
My mother began calling me by her sister's name. She would tell me (her sister) that her daughter (me) would be coming to visit her very soon.
She would smile at me, and then look lovingly out towards the road and clasp her hands together placing them in her lap.
It has been more years than I care to count since God blessed my Mother and took her to her rest. But since then I have studied and learned so much about what I now call "The Stealing Disease".
Here are some steps to take today to protect your wonderful mind and those you love.
*Adapted from Discovery Health
Identify and address suspected underlying causes of Alzheimers, such as;
Avoidance of all known sources of aluminum including aluminum-containing antacids, aluminum-containing anti-perspirants, cooking in aluminum pots and pans, wrapping food with aluminum foil, and non-dairy creamers. Aluminum is also found in baking powder and table salt, as it is added to keep them from becoming lumpy.
* Some, but not all, studies suggest that an accumulation of aluminum in the brain may be linked to Alzheimer's disease. One hypothesis suggests that aluminum induces production of free radicals, which generate an inflammatory response that may affect Alzheimers progression. There is also evidence of that aluminum itself is a neurotoxic agent. Although the role of aluminum in Alzheimers is still speculative, the presence of aluminosilicates at the core of senile plaques in diseased neurons is a consistent feature found in the brains of AD patients during autopsy.
*Learning to utilize natural and alternative therapies such as herbs and homeopathics to possibly aid and support chemical prescription drugs used now to maintain Alzheimers is vital.

Hopefully, reading the following statistics will move us all into super take charge mode.

How Common Is Alzheimer's Disease?

* Up to 4 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's.
* The disease usually begins after age 60, and risk goes up with age. While younger people also may get Alzheimer, it is much less common.
* About 3% of men and women ages 65 to 74 have Alzheimers, and nearly half of those age 85 and older may have the disease.
* The number of people with Alzheimer's disease doubles every 5 years beyond age 65.

Please God, I now pray..."Let not one more Mom ever be stolen from this world".
"Let not one more forget the name of her child."
Amen.
In honor of my mother, Movrene.