Myth #1: It is normal and unrelated to have a poor memory as people get older.
It is true that memory gradually declines in the elderly, but the forgetfulness of Alzheimer’s disease is not ordinary forgetfulness. This kind of forgetfulness makes the elderly unable to remember recent events, thus affecting normal life. For example, going grocery shopping and not being able to remember what to buy and what they have at home and don’t need to buy. Forgetting scheduled activities with people, such as going out to socialize. Forgetting about activities that have already happened, such as having celebrated someone’s birthday with family.
Then there are things that become more dangerous, such as being in the middle of a stir-fry and forgetting to come back because something interrupted leaving the stove, etc. By this time, though, Alzheimer’s disease is more severe.
Myth 2: There is nothing you can do with Alzheimer’s disease, it can’t be cured anyway, so don’t bother so much.
Indeed, Alzheimer’s disease cannot be cured. Very often, the patient’s family does not experience the effects of treatment at all. But no, there is no need for treatment? Of course not. Treatment can make the degree of disease development of some patients become a little slower, will delay the loss of life ability of patients, but also improve many of the patient’s ability to live, such as grooming and other basic abilities; improve mental symptoms, such as aggression, do not cooperate with family members, temper, hallucinations, etc..