Comments on: EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS http://www.mikecritelli.com/2007/12/07/early-diagnosis-and-treatment-of-medical-conditions/ Mike Critelli's Blog Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:17:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Tracy Evans http://www.mikecritelli.com/2007/12/07/early-diagnosis-and-treatment-of-medical-conditions/#comment-1792 Tracy Evans Sat, 15 Dec 2007 05:08:36 +0000 http://www.mikecritelli.com/2007/12/07/early-diagnosis-and-treatment-of-medical-conditions/#comment-1792 Recently, (just about 9 months ago), my CFO and friend was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. His 60th birthday passed just a few months after his diagnosis and he was forced to celebrate it at the nursing home he now resides in. He is unable to feed himself and has absolutely no idea who his wife and kids are, much less who I am. It is impossible for me to articulate the anguish and frustration that we, (those who care about him), feel. When we started forming our company two and a half years ago, he possessed one of the keenest intellects I have had the good fortune to come across, which makes his astonishingly rapid decline all the more difficult to accept. It was so completely out of touch with my concept of what Alzheimer's was supposed to look like from onset to.....conclusion. My point in replying to this post is to echo, in a very personal way, Mr. Critelli's frustration regarding the lack of attention in the presidential campaign to the value of preventive screenings. We must recognize the importance of this before millions of people experience the harsh reality of Alzheimer's in a very personal way. Recently, (just about 9 months ago), my CFO and friend was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. His 60th birthday passed just a few months after his diagnosis and he was forced to celebrate it at the nursing home he now resides in.

He is unable to feed himself and has absolutely no idea who his wife and kids are, much less who I am.

It is impossible for me to articulate the anguish and frustration that we, (those who care about him), feel.

When we started forming our company two and a half years ago, he possessed one of the keenest intellects I have had the good fortune to come across, which makes his astonishingly rapid decline all the more difficult to accept. It was so completely out of touch with my concept of what Alzheimer’s was supposed to look like from onset to…..conclusion.

My point in replying to this post is to echo, in a very personal way, Mr. Critelli’s frustration regarding the lack of attention in the presidential campaign to the value of preventive screenings.

We must recognize the importance of this before millions of people experience the harsh reality of Alzheimer’s in a very personal way.

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