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There's a lot of debate over genetic links. At one point researchers thought they nailed it when they found the breast cancer gene. After years of following women with that chromosome, they found out most of them never get the cancer. They found that diet and lifestyle and stress factors were just as important. Although a blood test can identify which genes a person has, it cannot predict who will or will not develop Alzheimer's disease. It is unlikely that genetic testing will ever be able to predict the disease with 100 percent accuracy because too many other factors may influence its development and progression.
Just visited the Sun Health Research Institute's facility yesterday in Sun City, AZ to enroll my husband in a new research project. Yes, there are genetic links of children of those of us with parents/grandparents with dementia. Although the exact cause, chromosome and chemicals involved have only been hypothesized, you may or may not be at risk. Take very good care of yourself, and enroll in a research study if you have one available in your area. I have been in Mayo's research study for over 11 years and I get to be tested every two years to see how I am doing. Plus, they buy me lunch at their chef-prepared meals in their cafeteria!
I am not in a research study, but would really like to be. I watched my grandfather with dementia/Alzheimer's and his youngest daughter (recently passed away) and my mom also has it, his oldest daughter. My siblings and cousins are certainly not looking forward to watching each other get this disease!! (Grandfather's family was killed in WWII bombing so we cannot trace any farther back than him.)
Keep in mind that Alzheimer's and other age-related dementias are extremely common. So instead of stressing over genetic links, the effort is better spent recognizing that we need to take good care of ourselves and plan thoughtfully for our future no matter who our parents are.
There's probably a genetic connection. I think the most significant factor in the increase in Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia is that people, n average, are simply living longer. Women who would have died in childbirth if they'd lived in previous centuries are now living into their seventies or eighties. The older the population, the more dementia you'll see. Interestingly, I read somewhere that the average marriage used to last about twelve years, back in the eighteenth century. That's because it wasn't uncommon for women to die giving birth. Look at some of the gravestones in old burial grounds and you'll see guys who buried three or more wives. That's partly why divorce was uncommon back then; couples weren't married long enough to get tired of one another!
Aluminum has NOT been proven to produce dementia, although other toxic metals are proving suspect (i.e. copper). The recent 90+ research study on people in CA who live in a retirement community have records dating back to 1981, when they first moved there. A special on 60 minutes was done about two Sundays ago, and what they are finding is surprising most doctors. Even people with brain tangles which was almost always associated with dementia at autopsy, did/do not have dementia. The PET scans are much more sophisticated now and research is getting more money to map the brain. So, stay tuned. My husband will be a research subject using the Israel made and approved machine called the NeuroAD with 6 weeks of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) trial to see if there is improvement. There are many centers doing this research ending in Dec.2014, to be submitted for approval by the FDA in 2015. The jury is still out as to the exact cause, so just take care of yourselves the best that you know how, and if you get dementia, you get it. So far, no one has found a cure nor real culprit. Best of health to you all!
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
VI. No Waiver of Your Rights.
APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
I agree that:
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I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
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APFM may provide information to me electronically. My electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if I signed them in ink.
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APFM may send all communications to me electronically via e-mail or by access to an APFM web site.
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If I want a paper copy, I can print a copy of the Disclosures or download the Disclosures for my records.
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This E-Sign Acknowledgement and Authorization applies to these Disclosures and all future Disclosures related to APFM's services, unless I revoke my authorization. You may revoke this authorization in writing at any time (except where we have already disclosed information before receiving your revocation.) This authorization will expire after one year.
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You consent to APFM's reaching out to you using a phone system than can auto-dial numbers (we miss rotary phones, too!), but this consent is not required to use our service.
Although a blood test can identify which genes a person has, it cannot predict who will or will not develop Alzheimer's disease. It is unlikely that genetic testing will ever be able to predict the disease with 100 percent accuracy because too many other factors may influence its development and progression.
Interestingly, I read somewhere that the average marriage used to last about twelve years, back in the eighteenth century. That's because it wasn't uncommon for women to die giving birth. Look at some of the gravestones in old burial grounds and you'll see guys who buried three or more wives. That's partly why divorce was uncommon back then; couples weren't married long enough to get tired of one another!