Neuro 403
November 8th, 2005
In the documentary, "Complaints of a Duitiful Daughter", we are presented with Debbie, a daughter who takes care of her mother who is affected by Alzheimer‘s Disease (AD). Debbie explains that she began noticing these symptoms of mild forgetfulness when her mother all of a sudden forgot that her husband Banish had passed away. This came as a shock to her daughter because she wondered how her mother could forget such a traumatic event in her life. According to research, the caregivers of many patients with AD usually feel this way in the beginning, but eventually the symptoms become more noticeable. For example, Debbie's mother began to ask questions such as: Where is Banish? How did he die again? Even though her mother showed these symptoms she did not think anything of it until her dementia became progressively worse. The documentary depicts a daughter who discovers that her mother has dementia after a routine visit to the doctor. In due......
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