What You Can Do to Fight Alzheimer's Disease

Dec. 9, 2012 - PRLog -- Dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease in particular, has no current cure, but this doesn’t mean that advances have not been ongoing and frequent. This holiday season, Paradise In-Home Care and the Paradise Gardens Care Homes urge you to help out in the fight against dementia by taking action.

How you help will be largely a matter of personal ability and motivation. Some people are able to donate money. Organizations like the Alzheimer’s Association will gladly accept funds in order to promote more research into the disease and provide help for the families affected. This nonprofit organization holds various fundraisers throughout the year, such as the Alzheimer’s Walk, in which you can participate. Put together a team of friends or coworkers and help raise as much money to combat Alzheimer’s as possible. You don’t have to raise thousands of dollars doing something like this—every little bit counts.

However, not everyone is able to donate money. If this is the case, consider doing volunteer work. At events like the Alzheimer’s Walks, many tasks need to be fulfilled. You can help run a registration table, sell the Alzheimer’s flowers that are used to raise extra money, or help with road marshalling. All of these behind the scene jobs are necessary for the completion of a successful walk. Remember, these events are completely volunteer run and without people like you, they would not be possible.

Things do not always need to be so structured, though. Giving your time and money to a registered nonprofit organization is great, but it is certainly not the only way in which you can support this worthy cause. There are hundreds of thousands of needy families out there being affected by this horrific disease. Maybe you are a part of one of these families. If you are, you know how much help is appreciated. If you know someone with Alzheimer’s, make it a point to do something little to help out. Make the family a meal, or volunteer to spend some time with the person affected so other family members can go out and see a movie or get groceries. The respite that these actions will create will not go unappreciated. When someone has Alzheimer’s, everyone in the family feels the stress and strain. If you do something to help alleviate this, even if it’s really small, you will be making someone else smile.

If you have an elderly family member that has been diagnosed with this disease, your life might suddenly seem chaotic and tough. You need to understand that there are resources out there for you. One thing that you may want to consider, especially if your Alzheimer’s afflicted family member lives with you, is in home care. Paradise In-Home Care is now able to offer a discounted price to their clients that sign three month long contracts or longer if you mention this press release.

Getting care for people with Alzheimer’s disease is important. There are literally dozens of ways in which you can help out here, so don’t feel like you have to donate money to a group if this doesn’t fit in with your notion of helping out. During the holiday season, giving back is especially important. Helping people with Alzheimer’s is admirable if this is how you choose to give, but remember that each person will have their own unique way of helping people in need.

Paradise In-Home Care is a great way to help a family member. This top notch service will do all that it can to make the in home care experience as comfortable and caring as possible. This holiday season, give your family peace of mind.