Amanda Withrow Mrs. Camargo English 1102 March 10, 2014 Evaluated Works Cited Alzheimer's Disease.

Bethesda, Md.: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Alzheimer's Disease Education & Referral Center, 2011. Web. Alzheimers Disease is more of a fact sheet about Alzheimers published by the government. It gives information about what Alzheimers is, what it does, what causes it, diagnosing, and treating it. It worries me that my father might develop this disease and I wanted to know if having a brain injury puts him at a greater risk. Having these health factors have been known to contribute to the development, high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke, heart disease, and obesity, which he has about three of four of these issues. These factors put him at a greater risk already but does head trauma? Does only age and genetics cause Alzheimers? Will my brother or I be at risk for developing this disease?

Burgener, Sandy, and Prudence Twigg. A Personal Guide to Living with Progressive Memory Loss. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007. Print. Sandy Burgener, PhD, is a certified Gerontological Nurse Practitioner with research focusing on people with progressive memory loss and improving their way of life, and is also an Associate Professor at the University Of Illinois College Of Nursing. Her book is somewhat of a guide for people who have been diagnosed with a form of progressive memory loss. It helps people deal with the early stages of this disease and the changes they will face and how to cope with all of it. This book will help me gain more perspective of my father and how and why he might feel the way he does. I am not suffering of this disease personally so I can only imagine how one might feel with disease, so by reading others personal statements of what they have done in this book, I can hope to gain a better understanding of what they go through and how to translate that into my life at home.

Mace, Nancy L, and Peter V. Rabins. The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People with Alzheimer Disease, Other Dementias, and Memory Loss in Later Life. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006. Print. The 36-Hour Day covers many aspects of being a caregiver for someone with memory loss and other related diseases. From financials to daily care to emotional reactions, this book

covers it all. It has been seen as a bible for caregivers and families dealing with a family member with a memory impairment. It also gives examples of situations caregivers have to deal with, giving it more of a personal perspective. This book will allow me to not focus so much on the person with the disease but the family members dealing with it daily and how it impacted and changed their lives. It will be a source I can continuously reference when analyzing my familys experience with my father and why we act the way we do with him and how we can better deal with the situation we are now in. This book is written by Nancy L. Mace, M.A. who is now a retired consultant to and was a member of the board of directors of the Alzheimers Association and was assistant in psychiatry department at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and by Peter V. Rabins, M.D., M.P.H., who is a professor of psychiatry and is the director of the psychiatry department at John Hopkins as well.

"Traumatic Brain Injury." Alzheimer's Association . Alzheimer's Association , n.d. Web. 10 Mar 2014. <http://www.alz.org/dementia/traumatic-brain-injury-head-trauma-symptoms.asp>. This website is all about Alzheimers and related conditions. In particular I am focused on the section under types of dementia labeled, traumatic brain injury, since this is the one that will pertain to my paper the most. It gives a generalized overview of what a traumatic brain injury is, the severity of brain injuries, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment/outcome. The Alzheimers Association was established in 1980 and is the worlds leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimers care, support, and research. This article gives me a summarized overview of brain injuries, which I would like to cover in my essay. It will make it so I can more easily explain what a brain injury is to my audience and it helps me have a better understanding of my topic.

"Wipe Out: The Silent Epidemic of Brain Injury." Films On Demand. Films Media Group, 2008. Web. 10 Mar. 2014. <http://digital.films.com.librarylink.uncc.edu/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=29420&xtid=4333 4>. This source was found through UNCC Library Films on Demand so I do find it to be a trusted source. This film, Wipe Out: The Silent Epidemic of Brain Injury, is about three men who have suffered some form of a brain injury. In particular I am focused more on Chris Tutin's accident. His accident was caused by a dirt bike/motorcycle that he ran into his neighbors house, similar to my fathers accident which was also cause by a motorcycle. Chriss injury was to a different part of the brain than my fathers, the central processor, which controls physical movements, like walking, coordination, and balance. Because of the physical disability people do not attribute him to having a brain injury, they assume it is something else.

This film gives me a good comparison to how different head injuries can affect peoples lives and the people around them. There are several similarities to the men and my fathers experience. Changes in mood and behavior, memory loss, change in personality, and not being able to do the things you were once able to do. But they all overcome their accidents and deal with the new hand life has dealt them.

Reflection

Doing the Evaluated Works Cited was a bit of a challenge for me for different reasons. I have been having issues focusing on homework this past week, maybe that is because I have been on spring break and my mind is just not in school mode or I am really just struggling with this particular assignment. I have been looking up sources on and off all week and continue to not find what I am looking for and continue to get frustrated. I decided to go to the library and checked out a few books I think will be helpful, but I know we have to have a variety of sources so this posed even more of a challenge for me since I cannot just relay on books. A librarian said she would help me look up some other types of sources and get back to me since she had to leave. I have not heard back from her yet but when I do I will check her findings and possibly use them in my final paper. Since I have been struggling so much with this assignment I am not feeling confident in my grade this time around. I do have other book sources I am possibly going to use for my paper after I look into them further. This Extended Inquiry Project has put me on a roller coaster of highs and lows. One second I am confident in my topic and really motivated to write my perspective and then I cannot find the research I am looking for which upsets me and I lose confidence in my topic. I know in the end it will be worth all the struggles I have gone through (hopefully), it is just getting there that is the hardest part. My sources have expanded my ideas and have given me useful information to really round out my paper. They vary in perspectives so I can focus on both the effects memory loss has on a family and the family member with the disease.