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    Jennifer Garcia wrote a letter to the National Institute on Aging to recognize their efforts in supporting elderly health and addressing diseases of aging. However, Alzheimer's disease continues to grow as a threat despite technological advancements. Alzheimer's lacks public awareness and many misconceptions exist, with people confusing its symptoms with normal aging. In addition to mental impairment of victims, Alzheimer's also affects livelihood, families, and finances as patients often live in poor environments and can wander unsafely. Insufficient research funding may be why a preventative or cure has not been discovered, as diagnosis is difficult since symptoms may not appear for years. While some treatments can temporarily slow symptoms, conditions may worsen due to medication side effects. The

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    Jennifer Garcia wrote a letter to the National Institute on Aging to recognize their efforts in supporting elderly health and addressing diseases of aging. However, Alzheimer's disease continues to grow as a threat despite technological advancements. Alzheimer's lacks public awareness and many misconceptions exist, with people confusing its symptoms with normal aging. In addition to mental impairment of victims, Alzheimer's also affects livelihood, families, and finances as patients often live in poor environments and can wander unsafely. Insufficient research funding may be why a preventative or cure has not been discovered, as diagnosis is difficult since symptoms may not appear for years. While some treatments can temporarily slow symptoms, conditions may worsen due to medication side effects. The

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    Jennifer Garcia wrote a letter to the National Institute on Aging to recognize their efforts in supporting elderly health and addressing diseases of aging. However, Alzheimer's disease continues to grow as a threat despite technological advancements. Alzheimer's lacks public awareness and many misconceptions exist, with people confusing its symptoms with normal aging. In addition to mental impairment of victims, Alzheimer's also affects livelihood, families, and finances as patients often live in poor environments and can wander unsafely. Insufficient research funding may be why a preventative or cure has not been discovered, as diagnosis is difficult since symptoms may not appear for years. While some treatments can temporarily slow symptoms, conditions may worsen due to medication side effects. The

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    Jennifer Garcia wrote a letter to the National Institute on Aging to recognize their efforts in supporting elderly health and addressing diseases of aging. However, Alzheimer's disease continues to grow as a threat despite technological advancements. Alzheimer's lacks public awareness and many misconceptions exist, with people confusing its symptoms with normal aging. In addition to mental impairment of victims, Alzheimer's also affects livelihood, families, and finances as patients often live in poor environments and can wander unsafely. Insufficient research funding may be why a preventative or cure has not been discovered, as diagnosis is difficult since symptoms may not appear for years. While some treatments can temporarily slow symptoms, conditions may worsen due to medication side effects. The

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    Jennifer Garcia

    Professor Syretta Massey


    ENC 1101
    December 3, 2014
    140 NW 87 AVE
    Miami, Florida 33172
    National Institute on Aging
    Building 31, Room 5C27
    31 Center Drive, MSC 2292
    Bethesda, MD 20892
    Dear National Institute on Aging,
    I would like to recognize your endeavors to provide adequate measures pertaining to the
    support of the well-being and health of the elderly as a remarkable fulfillment. Simultaneously,
    you have been also able to address several diseases, disabilities, and illnesses that individuals are
    most likely to encounter as they grow older. Due to your efforts, you have been able to provide a
    broad spectrum of research material and knowledge for a variety of illnesses, such as
    Alzheimers disease. However, the fatal disease still seems to coexist within a society that is
    spoiled with technological advancements and innovations, which dont seem to stop its
    increasing pace within the world.
    Despite it as a growing threat to society and its growth as an illness which affects
    millions, Alzheimers disease lacks public awareness. There also seems to a variation of
    misconceptions which blind many individuals to view the true reality and nature of the disease.
    A substantial amount of people associate the symptoms of Alzheimers disease to the natural
    onset and setbacks of aging, which includes minor memory loss. As a neurological and cognitive
    disease, Alzheimers disease gradually destroys its victims abilities to remember, learn, and
    communicate severely, to the extent in which they are eventually unable to function at all. Yet,
    many individuals are unable to understand those affects and are uniformed about the diseases
    victims inevitable faiths, death.
    Aside from mentally impairing individuals, Alzheimers also implicates its effects onto
    victims livelihood, families, and finances. Individuals who carry the disease are often secluded
    within poor environments, which are usually not appropriate or do not provide the patients with
    the needs they require for their circumstances. Very often, Alzheimers patients can wander
    around and can be exposed to many hazards and dangers, which could threaten their own and
    others welfare. Most families afflicted by Alzheimers are unable to ensure the safety of their
    love ones with the necessary care and precautionary measures due to its costly expenses, which
    many are unable to afford.
    The absence of progression in discovering a preventative or curative for the disease may
    be attributed to insufficient research funding. As you may also know, the diagnoses of the
    disease cannot be identified with just a simple diagnostic test. The disease can go undetected for
    several years during its progression before obvious and severe symptoms are noticed. This

    makes the diagnosis, studies, and research extremely problematic. Although, there are few
    medical treatments which could temporarily slow the onset of the symptoms, patients conditions
    may worsen due to their reactions to medications. It can severely affect their mental health and
    promote symptoms, such as hallucinations, anxiety, and depression.
    As the primary Federal agency for research on Alzheimers disease, you should be able to
    possess the adequate resources needed to resolve the majority of the issues mentioned. In my
    opinion, its awareness is an essential priority for society to acknowledge it as a posing threat that
    needs to be confronted immediately. With your expanding database and website, which offers
    advice, knowledge, and research information, people can educate themselves about the disease
    and may utilize it to care for Alzheimers patients properly. With donations and the possible
    increase in government funds that could be attained through the promotion of awareness, you can
    conduct more extensive research. Alzheimers is indeed a disease that can eventually be
    contained, subdued, and eliminated with your help.

    Sincerely,
    Jennifer Garcia

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