September is Alzheimer’s Awareness month, help us create awareness for Alzheimer’s whether they be small or large gestures. 47 million people worldwide are living with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia. While there is plenty of research being done, there is no cure yet. This number can increase to 76 million by the year 2030. It is important to raise awareness and funds to find ways to cure this growing epidemic.
What is Alzheimer’s Disease?
Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disease that causes a slow decline in memory, thinking, and reasoning skills. Unfortunately, too many people are unaware of the warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease. This can lead to a delay in treatment. If Alzheimer’s disease is treated earlier, a neurologist can help the affected have a better quality of life. At Silver State Neurology, we are a Las Vegas neurology clinic devoted to helping our patients achieve a better quality of life. We provide Alzheimer’s disease treatment in Las Vegas for our senior patients. It is among our top 5 diagnoses at Silver State Neurology.
How You Can Make A Difference
1. Wear Purple
The color for Alzheimer’s Awareness is purple. Stand with us in creating awareness for the disease. Wearing the color doesn’t take much effort. It’s a simple yet bold gesture that makes a huge difference in your communities. You may even consider tying a ribbon on a backpack, purse or creatively think of other ways to incorporate the color to drive attention to the disease.
2. Share Your Story
Alzheimer’s and Dementia is a disease that is affecting 47 million people in the United States. Many of us have untold stories of how Alzheimer’s have affected our lives. Please share them, you are not alone!
3. Inform Yourself
Building awareness starts with understanding something ourselves. We see plenty of awareness days all year long, but how many of us spend even 5 minutes to learn a little bit more about something? We hardly spend the time to research something if we don’t know what it is. If you have no knowledge of Alzheimer’s or know anyone being affected by it, it’s important to educate yourself anyway. It can affect anyone at any point in time. Our own individual awareness of diseases can help us save lives of people around us and catching on to symptoms much quicker.
4. Raise Your Awareness In Your Friends, Family, Work Place & Community
Once you learn more about it, spend time making it a topic of conversation with your friends, family, work place and community. Sometimes people don’t know much about awareness days going on during the month, it’s nice to bring it up casually. Many people enjoy learning new things and keeping up with what is happening across the United States and the world. You can make a difference simply by walking into work and saying, “Did you know September is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month?” Educating others about awareness days can help save those around them.
5. Participate or Host an Event
More often than not, there are events going on around your community that you might not know about. You’d be surprised at the amount of participation we see yearly for creating awareness of all sorts. Some events include fundraisers, annual walks, donations, and more. Tons of organizations exist to take the fight against Alzheimer’s further. Your participation and help makes the biggest difference. If you don’t see an event related to the cause near you, you can create one yourself! Many local businesses around your area are likely to be more than willing to help and offer their support in some way.
6. Participate on online Awareness Campaigns
Social Media is a huge outlet for creating awareness. Each organization and business is on social media. Marketing campaigns depend on getting their messages across through the use of social media nowadays. Search for related hashtags if you are looking for more information on what people are saying about Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. You’ll also be surprised to see that many people share their stories on social media and use particular hashtags. You or someone you know who is affected by it can be encouraged to share their stories if you take a look at the other stories online. It brings the community closer together even if you are states apart.
Learn more from your Doctor
Every person may experience one or more of these signs in a different degree. One symptom alone does not necessarily indicate that a person has Alzheimer’s disease. However, if you start noticing more than one symptom of Alzheimer’s disease, don’t ignore them. Please see a doctor. Contact us to make an appointment at Silver State Neurology. Our Las Vegas neurologist, Dr. Christopher Milford, is well-equipped to help you manage your Alzheimer’s disease symptoms. Please see the list of insurances we accept and learn what to expect when seeing a neurologist. Visit our Facebook page to learn more about the conditions that we treat. The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America unites more than 2,600 member organizations nationwide in the goal of providing optimal care and services to individuals living with dementia and to their families and caregivers.