D#3 HW#5

1) What's important to you?
divorce and the effects on a child, education, vaccines, child care, alzheimer


2) What discussions (in writing, on the internet, verbally)engage you and other members of the community?
the swine flu, autism associated with vaccines, pregnancy, the growth of a baby in the womb, alzheimer


3) What events or experiences have happened that you still remember and that life you or other members of the community with questions or concerns?
receiving drugs during birth, taking medications while pregnant, breast cancer, Alzheimer


4) What problems or concerns exist in this particular community?
There are a lot of medical conditions out in the community that effect different people. I would like to know more on Alzheimer.


5) Who, which individuals and groups, is involved in this discussion, event, or problem? Why are they involved?
My family is in the discussion on Alzheimer my grandfather was diagnosed two years ago. Since then my family has been doing research on the internet and thew several doctors to see if there's anything we can do to help slow down the deterioration of his brain/memory


6) When and where did/does the discussion, event, or problem take place?
Mostly in elderly people


7) What exactly is the topic of the discussion, event, or problem?
Alzheimers


8) Why is the discussion, event, or problem significant to the community members?
As people get older you never know if your family members will come down with Alzheimers. It's then that you realize that you want to know about it. I think that everyone should learn about it so you have the signs to looks for.


9) How does the community usually start to resolve the discussion, event, or problem?
There have been many studies on Alzheimers and there are even medications that you can take to try to slow the process but as of now there's no cure for it.