She, a person seventy-one years old, had been able to live alone for eleven years perfectly fine. No one thought that this would happen. Dementia takes the lives of healthy, hard working, and amazing people; just like it did to Esther Welp. Those affected by this disease have these: memory loss, executive dysfunction, spatial disorientation, personality changes, trouble communicating, and appearance change(Shea). They lose the ability to do everyday normal tasks such as bathing, cooking, and using the restroom that people sometimes take for granted. Dementia can be caused from many different reasons, and it possible to treat it in multiple ways or even completely healed. Studies have been able to prove that aging, genetic diseases, infections, trauma, tumors, strokes, nutritional deficiencies, and diseases cause memory, cognitive decline, and personality changes; otherwise known as dementia(Shea). All of these can induce the damage of brain cells. This damage causes the inability for brain cells to correspond with one another. The brain has specific regions and each has its own job. When the cells in …show more content…
Infections are usually the only cause that can be completely recovered from(Shea). Otherwise, specialists give their patients medication such as cholinesterase or memantine that will work to improve the chemical messengers in brain functions. Some dietary supplements, vitamins, and herbal remedies have shown to help or slow progression. Occupational therapy, where therapists show people how to deal with their conditions as they change, is often used. To keep communicating and play games that make one think, like a crossword puzzle, prove helpful. Dementia patients have worse symptoms when they become frustrated or anxious. When music therapy, pet therapy, aromatherapy, and massage therapy get used, they help them remain