Ellen Scharaga serves as an operational consultant for Alegria Specialty Pharmacy, where she assists in developing and delivering medications that help patients manage various chronic conditions. In addition to her work, Ellen Scharaga maintains membership with the Alzheimer’s Foundation, which was founded in 2002 to provide care and services to people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other related illnesses. Alzheimer’s disease is a neurological disorder in which the brain cells start to die, causing memory loss and a decrease in cognitive ability. Alzheimer’s disease is a type of dementia, and it has three stages that include mild Alzheimer’s (early stage), moderate Alzheimer’s (middle-stage) and severe Alzheimer’s (late-stage). In the early stage, although a person may function independently, he or she likely faces memory lapses. Struggling to remember names, losing and misplacing different objects, and having trouble with planning or organizing are some of the common difficulties people experience during the early stage of the disease. The second stage is usually the longest among the three stages. Typically, a person in this stage has problems with mood or behavior, such as getting angry or frustrated, behaving in an unusual way, and confusing words. Other symptoms of this stage include changes in sleeping patterns, the risk of becoming lost, the inability to recall phone numbers or addresses, and the forgetting of one’s own personal details. In the last stage of Alzheimer’s, a person is not able to communicate effectively and loses the ability to respond and carry on conversations. The person may be able to say a few phrases, but not complete sentences. Some of the symptoms of this stage involve a person’s physical abilities, including trouble walking, sitting, and eventually swallowing. A caretaker must be present, as the patient’s ability to perform daily activities and personal care tasks decreases and gradually comes to a stop.
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