tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8878910878659094194.post5358574289911375773..comments2023-10-22T02:39:35.542-07:00Comments on Between The Lines: Alzheimers must be given same priority as cancerPaul Donovanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13961744754991961304noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8878910878659094194.post-51291033390527699592009-09-09T09:48:49.110-07:002009-09-09T09:48:49.110-07:00Sadly, Alzheimer's is never going to be as &qu...Sadly, Alzheimer's is never going to be as "sexy" as a Cancer, and therefore there is unlikely to be the same effort to find a cure.<br />People are all too willing to park Granny or Grandad in a care home, drive off smoking and hope for a cure for their forthcoming lung cancer.<br />Twenty years ago, when my Grandmother was in a nursing home, the staff estimated that only two or three out of thirty patients received visitors once a week (my Gran included), perhaps a dozen saw family at Christmas and birthdays (often the family's birthdays, no doubt hoping for a gift) and the balance, about half, never saw any family at all. Of course, some might have had no nearby family, but the staff knew from contact details (they always wanted to know when their beloved passed away) that a fair number of families were local.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04993552958800440380noreply@blogger.com