Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Alzheimer's and Family - Unsurprisingly A Good Combination

I had the privilege of participating today in the kickoff event for our local Alzheimer's assocation Memory Walk. The featured speaker (Dr. W. J. Monsour, a local Alzheimer's doctor) said something which resonated with me as making sense given the Christian worldview. It seems patients with Alzheimer's do better if they are cared for by family rather than by an institution. Since God made us for community (think of "it's not good for man to be alone" and all the references in the NT to the "Body of Christ") a person ought to be healthier in community. There is also broad research which indicates that Alzheimer's patients who have a spiritual component to their life also do better. This is unsurprising as well since God made us for worship.

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