Question 4 -- MSJA Genetics

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Subject: Question 4

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Hud

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Date Posted: 13:33:27 12/11/03 Thu
In reply to: Sister Karen 's message, "Case Study: A Daughter's Tale" on 14:19:08 11/03/03 Mon

Since Janet is determined to maintain the "quality of her life", she might possibly consider something as drastic as suicide. This, therefore, places a huge responsibility on her family, friends, and physician to monitor her actions/emotions and to keep her in good spirits.
With Janet in such a poor mental state, she poses a risk to herself. Her family and friends should spend as much time with her as possible and remind her that losing her to suicide would be harder for them to cope with than actually having the time to feel more at ease with her eventual death from Alzheimer's. Janet should be reminded that life is what one makes of it, and should therefore channel her negativity toward something positive and make a beneficial difference in her life while she still has the ability to. Knowing that Janet suffers from Alzheimers will no doubt be hard for her family and friends, but losing her to suicide would be even more drastic and would have more detremental effects on her loved ones.
Her physician also has a responsibility in maintaining Janet's healthy mental state. He should encourage her to see a counselor or therapist so she can discuss her private emotions openly, yet privately. He could also suggest an Alzheimer's Support Group, so Janet can see that she is not alone in her struggle and can meet other Alzheimer patients who will understand her emotional and mental states and can give her advice, support, and encouragement.

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: Question 4	Christa Schmidt	16:34:29 12/11/03 Thu