tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-263343216406753941.post813384203234740545..comments2024-03-20T02:36:06.126-04:00Comments on Dementia Be Damned: Genetics and Alzheimer's DiseaseLynsSisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12002892491828443217noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-263343216406753941.post-83433733410760682592012-04-18T18:44:01.654-04:002012-04-18T18:44:01.654-04:00You have a very good point which I will consider o...You have a very good point which I will consider over the next few weeks. (Sometimes, I'm slow to make a decision.) The alternate side is the impact positive test results would have on the ability to secure life insurance, long term care coverage or even medical insurance.LynsSisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002892491828443217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-263343216406753941.post-49460929202074951312012-04-18T09:23:33.359-04:002012-04-18T09:23:33.359-04:00I think the most obvious benefit is preparation. M...I think the most obvious benefit is preparation. Many Americans, in particular, do not have any arrangements for long-term elder care, and are scrambling to figure out what to do if a parent or other elder relative develops these conditions. It may not be convenient or even possible to relocate a family member into one's own home, and then it becomes a question of what the family's financial responsibility might be. This question arises even without conditions such as Alzheimer's.<br /><br />Some conditions are also helped by early identification, so if symptoms begin to present, diagnosis may be faster and/or more precise.<br /><br />I think knowledge of any genetic condition - whether it be Alzheimer's or something else - is important to all of us as we make choices for ourselves and our children. It is always better to have prepared for something that may not happen than to be caught unprepared for something that definitely happens.The Rural Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01574351453229447465noreply@blogger.com