Final Proposal

The purpose of my research paper is to inform and educate others on how Alzheimers disease impacts interpersonal relationships within a family, emotionally, financially, and physically. The sources I will be using give important information on how the Alzheimers disease can affect the patient and family caregivers in both positive and negative ways. Many point out the difficulties families struggle with when dealing with a family member diagnosed with Alzheimers disease, and the little understanding about the the causes and preventions of this disease. One of my interviews will be my aunt who does the bulk of the of the caregiving for my grandma and turned her house into an assisted living house for my grandparents. Based on the information she gives me and my own experiences caring for my grandma who is diagnosed with this disease, I will be able to write about how families all over the world struggle with the same issues my family does when faced with Alzheimers disease. Not every family has the same issues, my family has some advantages when it comes to resource for taking care of my grandma. This part of my paper would be written in more of a narrative. To conclude my paper I will explain the preventions, treatments, and the importance of understanding Alzheimers disease.