The illness dementia is causing more death. Many people are
not aware that this illness is taking lives. A common question asked is” how the
illness kills”. The answer is in what the illness does to the sufferer. What is
needed is a better understanding of the illness and that is what this article
is about. Dementia and death are linked because of what the illness does to the
person losing their mental ability.
The Office for National Statistics states
that deaths the illness have doubled in only 10 years
One of the ways the disease robs the life is by attack a person
who cannot defend their mental ability. There are those who cannot take care of
themselves because the illness robs the mind. The confusion, loss of memory and
loss of identity causes many to “forget” how to take care of themselves. Combined
with a physically weak body this can be deadly. Some do not have the energy or
the mind to protect from other illnesses; for example, many who die may
contract pneumonia. A mentally unsound person may not “remember” how to protect
themselves from pneumonia. Dementia often leads to death because the person had
a weak immune system and did not “remember” (or did not have the ability to) take
care of themselves.
The best example is to think of a 3 year old trying for one
year to live without an adult. The child would not know how to protect themselves
from cold, flu, pneumonia or any other illnesses. Of course we are not speaking of a child but
the result can be the same, loss of life. Dementia and death are linked because
the sufferer cannot take care of themselves; in addition they are usually older
and weaker so they are a prime target for illness. The loss of memory and mind
causes a great loss of independence. It
can also lead to loss of life.
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