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Health Week 10

1. I inquired on behalf of myself and chose the web-based questionnaire.
2. The questionnaire started by giving me 4 words to remember. After giving me the words it had a list of 10 simple math questions to answer such as 14 - 6 or 26 + 15. Once these were done, There were 10 questions where I was given a color with a letter removed and had to type the full name of the color. The questions included words like "gren" and "ble" and I had to type in "green" and "blue." After this they asked you to type in each of the four words that were given to you at the start to see if you had remembered them. I was able to remember all the words without any clues so the site said that there is likely no cause for concern for my thinking or memory.
3. I watched the video "Ray and Mariel: Living with Young-Onset Dementia." This video described the story of Mariel and her father Ray who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's at the age of 52. The video illustrates the challenges that come with early-onset dementia and the many changes that take place in those who have the condition. One of the things it describes is how Ray lost his ability to speak and form coherent sentences which shows an impact to his intellectual wellness since he is no longer able to focus on speech. The video also describes how "to an extent his world has shrunk a lot" which shows an impact on social wellness as well. Since it is much harder for Ray to leave the house and he isn't able to communicate with others very well it is likely hard for him to maintain social relationships outside his direct family who are caring for him. Early-onset dementia can also have impacts on the wellness of those around the person diagnosed. The stress of having to care for someone with this condition can have an effect on emotional, intellectual, and social health since so much time has to be put in to care for them.
4. One item on the list from the Alzheimer's Society that could help to reduce my risk for dementia is making sure to regularly exercise. I do exercise now, although most of the things that I do are focused on strength work and not cardio. The Alzheimer's society recommends working on both strength and cardio regularly to reduce the risk of dementia. This could look like me going on a run a few times a week in the morning to work on my cardio as well as continuing to do strength work.