阅读理解
Thegray-hairedladycan'twaittoleavethebuildingtosearchforherdad．Unlesswatchedshewillwalkinthestreetsinanefforttofindherfatherwhodied30yearsago．
NotallcasesofAlzheimer'sdiseaselooklikethisbutAlzheimer'sisaseriousdiseasethatissaidtobethefourthorfifthleadingcauseofdeathforpeopleoverage75．
ItissaidthataboutthreepercentoftheU．S．populationoverage65haveAlzheimer's．Intheearlystagespeoplemayexhibitshorttermmemoryloss．Somemayexperiencechangesinpersonalityeasytobeangry．Asthediseaseprogressespatientsmightlosetheabilitytomoveandmaybeunabletospeakormoveatall．Thisprogressivediseasegenerallylasts8to10yearsbeforedeathoccurs．
Whilenooneiscertainwhatcausesthesechangesinthebrain'snervefibers(神经纤维)theireffectiscertain．Alzheimer'sdestroysnotonlythepatientsbutalsospouses(配偶)friendsandfamilies．
Whatshouldyoudoifyounoticeprogressivememorylossinyourselforalovedone?HavethepersonexaminedbyadoctorwhoisaspecialistinthetreatmentofAlzheimer'sdisease．ThoughmanyreasonsotherthanAlzheimer'sdiseasemaycausememorylossitsearlydiagnosis(诊断)andtreatmentmaydelaysomeofthemostseriouseffects．
WhatfeelingwillyoulikelyexperienceshouldalovedonesufferfromAlzheimer'sdisease?Apersonwilloftengothroughthevariousstagesofsadnessshockangerandsoon．Ifthespousedevelopsthediseaseyoumayexperiencehurtanddisappointmentwhenheorshedoesn'trememberyouaremarried．
LifefortheAlzheimer'spatientsandtheirlovedoneswillneverbethesameasthediseaseprogressesbringingadeepsorrowlossandevenangertowardsGod．Nomatterwhatfeelingsarepresentfacingthemhonestlywillserveonebetterthanburyingthem．
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