World Alzheimer's Day: Fighting "forgotten" with love and understanding

Xinhua News Agency, Shanghai, September 21 (Reporter Cheng Siqi Yuan Quan Zhangtuo) Every weekday morning, 81-year-old Aunt Qiang will come to a care center in Shanghai on time to start their own new day of life. Looking at the strong aunt who was cleaning up with the staff, you might not have thought that this was an old man with Alzheimer's disease.
" more than a year ago, Aunt Qiang first came here emotional instability, not only emotional irritability but also easy to cry. "After a few days of cognitive impairment intervention training, Aunt Qiang changed day by day," recalls Li Ruiyu of the Care Center. The old man began to have a smile on his face, and was willing to chat and communicate with everyone, and even offered to help the staff work together. "
as an Alzheimer's patient, Aunt Qiang is now a lot better than before, and she's in good physical and mental shape," he said. Before the children go to work, during the day I am the only one at home, think of unhappy things want to shed tears. Now I go out every day and everyone together activities to communicate, the spirit is much better. Aunt Qiang said.
21 september is World Alzheimer's Day. When it comes to Alzheimer's disease, "forgotten" seems to have become synound for the disease. With the deepening of the aging of our society, alzheimer's disease caused by Alzheimer's disease is eroding the elderly group in our country.
academic reports estimate that there will be more than 20 million people with Alzheimer's disease in china in 2030, more than 25 million in 2040 and more than 30 million in 2050. "Alzheimer's disease is an ageing-related disease that increases with age." Li Xia, director of geriatrics at the Shanghai Mental Health Center, said.
Shanghai is one of the most aging cities in China. In 2019, 28 streets and towns in Shanghai will pilot the construction of "friendly communities for cognitive impairment in old age" and carry out early intervention in cognitive impairment in old age.
"The proportion of elderly people in our community accounted for 35.57 percent of the total household registration population, the proportion of people over 80 years of age accounted for more than 20 percent, there were 7 elderly people lost in two years. Although the old people eventually found out, similar security risks persist. Ma Xiaoyan, Community Services Office of Tianlin Street Office, Xuhui District, said, "For the overall situation of the elderly in the community, we arrange three early intervention activities for cognitive impairment three times a week, so that the elderly can exercise their bodies and brains during their activities." Ma
, director of neurology at Ruijin Hospital, affiliated with Shanghai Jiaoda University School of Medicine, also believes that early prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease is important. Alzheimer's patients who go to the hospital are usually in their mid-to-late stages, when medication is ineffective. "
" our joints are uncomfortable, the heart is uncomfortable, the brain will detect these diseases. Li Xia said, "But if there is a disease in the brain, who will notice it?" At this time, we need people around us to detect. Therefore, the care and understanding of society and family is the best medicine for people with Alzheimer's disease. "