SUBJECT: ALZHEIMERS...(EOAD)..A DISEASE OF THE
YOUNG? BBC...2000
Dear Robert: Thank you for sending this article from your
old files.
The Alzheimers' Association here in the U.S. maintains a website (
http://www.alz.org/index.asp ) that
includes a message forum as well as other important
information.
I have reviewed hundreds of posts by caregivers as well as
patients. Those patients diagnosed as having Early Onset
Alzheimers' Disease (EOAD) have frightening stories to tell -- much like the BBC
story questioning whether Alzheimeers is a disease of the young.
Lives are affected on every level. Countless young persons are unable to
remain employed.
It is normal for patients to depend upon prescription
medications to help improve memory and cognitive function.
Tragically, it is fairly well-known that the existing medications for Alzheimers
-- primarily Aricept and Namenda and more recently, the Exelon patch, frequently
entail exacerbation of symptoms, if not actual worsening of symptoms or the
occurrence of new symptoms. I often write about
"dangerous drugs or dangerous environment?"
I am repeating comments from an earlier email -- a concerned daughter
reported to me that her mother -- a woman in her early 50's -- actually
slept with her cell phone under her pillow. The daughter was
taking steps to assure her mom would stop this practice. The woman
wanted to talk to her boyfriend at any hour during the night.
We know that millions of people sleep with various electric appliances
and/or telephone equipment on nightstands and headboards. Many
thousands -- probably millions, have electric and gas service meters and
installations mounted on the outside of bedroom walls.
This situation applies to all sorts of homes including apartment buildings and
extends all the way too and including a multitude of recreational vehicles (used
by young and old alike) as well as manufactured homes (often located near
military bases) and the popular "park model home" commonly found in the warmer
U.S. states such as Florida, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada and
California. .
Apparently the Alzheimers' Association has no interest in learning whether
or not informing the public re "prudent avoidance measures" as they apply to
appliances and telephone equipment, will help lower EOAD. I have never
received a resonse from Dr. Marilyn Albert (Alzheimers' Association Advisory
Board) to my appeal:
http://freepage.twoday.net/stories/3038870/
..... A similar email was also sent directly to the
Alzheimers' Association itself -- no answer to that appeal either.
We have many concerns regarding regulation of signals emanating from
cellular antennae, high voltage powerlines, WiFi, etc. It is
imperative to start ferreting out how much harm is being caused by close,
chronic, prolonged "bedtime exposures" in order to properly assess the more
distant exposures.
Informing the public re avoidance of electric meters, appliances and
telephone equipment in close proximity to beds will help open doors to the need
for persons to assess and deal with lowering frequencies on electical wiring (
www.stetzerelectric.com ) as well
as to consider the benefits of turning circuits off to bedrooms at night
(
www.createhealthyhomes.com
). As we who work to inform the public know, issues
surrounding improper wiring and grounding problems also need to be
addressed.
I find the general public, for the most part, immediately makes the
connection between reasons to move beds away from electric and gas metres, to
move appliances and equipment such as cordless phone transformers, etc. away
from beds, to overall cell phone concerns. The people
"get it," but sadly, they are "not being informed........"
We are eight years down-the-line from this 2000 BBC article. In
eight more years, we will be listening to doctors diagnose Alzheimers in
children eight years old and younger!!!! I think we know this
is happening now but the "IT" is being referred to as ADD, ADHD, bi-polar,
personality disorders
MOVE IT OR LOSE IT!!!! A phrase of many
meanings........ Take care - Joanne
Joanne C. Mueller
Guinea Pigs "R" Us
731 - 123rd Avenue
N.W.
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55448-2127 USA
Phone:
763-755-6114Email:
jcmpe...@aol.com (3-2-08)