How I'm preparing to get Alzheimer's - Alanna Shaikh
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I'd like to talk about my dad my dad has
I'd like to talk about my dad my dad has
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Alzheimer's disease he started showing
Alzheimer's disease he started showing
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the symptoms about 12 years ago and he
the symptoms about 12 years ago and he
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was officially diagnosed in
was officially diagnosed in
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2005 now he's really pretty sick he
2005 now he's really pretty sick he
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needs help eating he needs help getting
needs help eating he needs help getting
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dressed he doesn't really know where he
dressed he doesn't really know where he
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is or when it is and it's been really
is or when it is and it's been really
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really hard my dad was my hero and my
really hard my dad was my hero and my
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mentor for most of my life and I've
mentor for most of my life and I've
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spent the last decade watching him
spent the last decade watching him
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disappear my dad's not alone there's
disappear my dad's not alone there's
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about uh 35 million people globally
about uh 35 million people globally
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living with some kind of dementia and by
living with some kind of dementia and by
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2030 they're expecting that to double to
2030 they're expecting that to double to
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70 million that's a lot of
70 million that's a lot of
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people dementia scares us the confused
people dementia scares us the confused
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faces and shaky hands of people who have
faces and shaky hands of people who have
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dementia the big numbers of people who
dementia the big numbers of people who
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get it they frighten us and because of
get it they frighten us and because of
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that fear we tend to do one or two
that fear we tend to do one or two
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things we go into denial it's not me it
things we go into denial it's not me it
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has nothing to do with me it's never
has nothing to do with me it's never
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going to happen to
going to happen to
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me or we decide that we're going to
me or we decide that we're going to
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prevent dementia and it will never
prevent dementia and it will never
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happen to us because we are going to do
happen to us because we are going to do
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everything right and it won't come and
everything right and it won't come and
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get us
get us
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I'm looking for a third way I'm
I'm looking for a third way I'm
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preparing to get Alzheimer's
preparing to get Alzheimer's
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disease prevention is good and I'm doing
disease prevention is good and I'm doing
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the things that you can do to prevent
the things that you can do to prevent
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Alzheimer's I'm eating right I'm
Alzheimer's I'm eating right I'm
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exercising every day I'm keeping my mind
exercising every day I'm keeping my mind
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active that's what the research says you
active that's what the research says you
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should do but the research also shows
should do but the research also shows
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that there's nothing that will 100%
that there's nothing that will 100%
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protect you if the monster wants you the
protect you if the monster wants you the
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monster's going to get you that's what
monster's going to get you that's what
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happened with my dad my dad was a
happened with my dad my dad was a
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bilingual college professor his Hobbies
bilingual college professor his Hobbies
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op-eds he got dementia anyway if the
op-eds he got dementia anyway if the
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monster wants you the monster's going to
monster wants you the monster's going to
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get you especially if you're me cuz
get you especially if you're me cuz
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Alzheimer's tends to run in
Alzheimer's tends to run in
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families so I'm preparing to get
families so I'm preparing to get
Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's
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disease based on what I've learned from
disease based on what I've learned from
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taking care of my father and researching
taking care of my father and researching
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what it's like to live with dementia I'm
what it's like to live with dementia I'm
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focusing on three things in my
focusing on three things in my
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preparation I'm changing what I do for
preparation I'm changing what I do for
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fun I'm working to build my physical
fun I'm working to build my physical
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strength and this is the hard one I'm
strength and this is the hard one I'm
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trying to become a better
trying to become a better
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person let's start with the
person let's start with the
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Hobbies when you get dementia it gets
Hobbies when you get dementia it gets
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harder and harder to enjoy yourself you
harder and harder to enjoy yourself you
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can't sit and have long talks with your
can't sit and have long talks with your
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old friends cuz you don't know who they
old friends cuz you don't know who they
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are it's confusing to watch television
are it's confusing to watch television
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and often very frightening and reading
and often very frightening and reading
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is just about impossible
is just about impossible
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when you care for someone with dementia
when you care for someone with dementia
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and you get training they train you to
and you get training they train you to
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engage them in activities that are
engage them in activities that are
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familiar Hands-On
familiar Hands-On
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open-ended with my dad that turned out
open-ended with my dad that turned out
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to be letting him fill out
to be letting him fill out
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forms he was a college professor at a
forms he was a college professor at a
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state school he knows what paperwork
state school he knows what paperwork
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looks
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like he'll sign his name on every line
like he'll sign his name on every line
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he'll check all the boxes he'll put
he'll check all the boxes he'll put
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numbers in where he thinks there should
numbers in where he thinks there should
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numbers but it got me thinking what
numbers but it got me thinking what
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would my caregivers do with me
would my caregivers do with me
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I'm my father's daughter I read I write
I'm my father's daughter I read I write
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I think about global Health a lot would
I think about global Health a lot would
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they give me academic journals so I
they give me academic journals so I
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could scribble in the
could scribble in the
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margins would they give me charts and
margins would they give me charts and
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graphs that I could
graphs that I could
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color so I've been trying to learn to do
color so I've been trying to learn to do
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things that are
things that are
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Hands-On I've always liked to draw so
Hands-On I've always liked to draw so
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I'm doing it more even though I'm really
I'm doing it more even though I'm really
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very bad at it I am learning some basic
very bad at it I am learning some basic
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origami I can make a really great
origami I can make a really great
box
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and I'm teaching myself to knit which so
and I'm teaching myself to knit which so
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blob but you know it doesn't matter if
blob but you know it doesn't matter if
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it's if I'm actually good at it what
it's if I'm actually good at it what
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matters is that my hands know how to do
matters is that my hands know how to do
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it because the more things that are
it because the more things that are
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familiar the more things my hands know
familiar the more things my hands know
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how to do the more things that I can be
how to do the more things that I can be
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happy and busy doing when my brain's not
happy and busy doing when my brain's not
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running the show
running the show
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anymore they say that people who are
anymore they say that people who are
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engaged in activities are happier easier
engaged in activities are happier easier
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for their caregivers to look after it
for their caregivers to look after it
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may even flow the progress of the
may even flow the progress of the
disease
disease
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that all seems like win to me I want to
that all seems like win to me I want to
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be as happy as I can for as long as I
be as happy as I can for as long as I
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can a lot of people don't know that
can a lot of people don't know that
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Alzheimer's actually has physical
Alzheimer's actually has physical
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symptoms as well as cognitive symptoms
symptoms as well as cognitive symptoms
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you lose your sense of balance you get
you lose your sense of balance you get
muscle
muscle
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Tremors and that tends to lead people to
Tremors and that tends to lead people to
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being less and less mobile they get
being less and less mobile they get
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scared to walk around they get scared to
scared to walk around they get scared to
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move so I'm doing activities that will
move so I'm doing activities that will
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build my sense of balance I'm doing yoga
build my sense of balance I'm doing yoga
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and taii to improve my balance so that
and taii to improve my balance so that
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when I start to lose it I'll still be
when I start to lose it I'll still be
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able to be mobile I'm doing
able to be mobile I'm doing
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weightbearing exercise so that I have
weightbearing exercise so that I have
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the muscle strength so that when I start
the muscle strength so that when I start
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to wither I have more time that I can
to wither I have more time that I can
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still move
still move
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around finally the third thing I'm
around finally the third thing I'm
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trying to become a better person my dad
trying to become a better person my dad
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was kind and loving before he had
was kind and loving before he had
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Alzheimer's and he's kind and loving now
Alzheimer's and he's kind and loving now
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I've seen him lose his intellect his
I've seen him lose his intellect his
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sense of humor his language skills but
sense of humor his language skills but
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I've also seen this He Loves Me He Loves
I've also seen this He Loves Me He Loves
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my sons he loves my brother and my mom
my sons he loves my brother and my mom
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and his
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caregivers and that love makes us want
caregivers and that love makes us want
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to be around him even now even when it's
to be around him even now even when it's
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so hard when you take away everything
so hard when you take away everything
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that he ever learned in this world his
that he ever learned in this world his
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naked heart still
naked heart still
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shines I was never as kind as my dad and
shines I was never as kind as my dad and
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I was never as loving and what I need
I was never as loving and what I need
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now is to learn to be like that I need a
now is to learn to be like that I need a
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heart so pure that if it's stripped bare
heart so pure that if it's stripped bare
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by dementia it will
by dementia it will
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survive I don't want to get Alzheimer's
survive I don't want to get Alzheimer's
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disease what I want is a cure in the
disease what I want is a cure in the
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next 20 years soon enough to protect me
next 20 years soon enough to protect me
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but if it comes for me I'm going to be
but if it comes for me I'm going to be
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ready thank
ready thank
[Applause]
you
Alanna Shaikh, TED, Fellow, TED, Ed, TED-Ed, TEDEducation, Alzheimer’s, global, health, prepare, Alzheimer’s
