I'LL DRIFT AWAY!

The way I explain it to my patients is that our neurons don’t regenerate. They make connections with each other and that’s it. If you don’t use your brain, they make fewer connections and, if one of them dies, you’re gonna miss it, because that was the only one that knew how to do X. Now, if each one of them has many, many connections, you won’t notice the difference when one of them dies. The others pick up the slack.

As of 2024, 45% of dementia risk factors are modifiable. Relevant to this conversation, 5% for less education and 5% for social isolation.

We absolutely are going to see the reflection of this, but it’s gonna take decades and it’ll be too late. So, for the love of your brain, pretend that it’s a muscle and make it work. People complain about “when am I ever gonna use this maths formula in my life?” You’re not. You’re teaching your brain to think logically. Those sinapses will be there for when you need to figure out your week’s schedule. English classes taught me how to interpret data and how to convey it in this text so it’s clear and you understand what I’m saying, not because I needed to justify why the curtain is blue.

Make your brain know how to do different things. Logic games, puzzles, taking care of a garden even if small, planning a church’s event or birthday, learn a new instrument, learn a few words in another language, look at a calendar every day, do some manual labor if possible. Do not, I repeat, do not let your brain get rid of sinapses by letting AI do everything. Your brain uses 20% of your body’s energy — do you really think it’s going to maintain connexions that aren’t in use?

Most cases of Alzheimer’s are sporadic, meaning no family history. Family history of a first-degree relative with Alzheimer’s starting before they were 80yo increases your risk in 2-3x on average.

“Native people used to live in this National Park” No. They still do.

“Native people used to tell these stories-” No. They still do.

“Native people used to use this plant as a natural remedy-” No. They still do.

For two years, war interrupted my education and future plans.

Despite everything, I completed my Bachelor's degree in Computer Systems Engineering and continued supporting students through educational initiatives in Gaza.

Today, I am taking the first step toward my Master's degree.

🎯 Goal: $300 ⏳ Deadline: 6 Days

This amount will help cover university application fees and the first steps toward graduate studies.

Missing these deadlines could mean postponing my dream for another year.

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Every dollar brings me closer to continuing my education and helping others through it.

There are less than two weeks left until the end of the registration for a master’s degree at a university in Brazil.

I am trying my best, firstly, to complete my studies under these circumstances, and secondly, to get out of this genocide and the equal life we live.

This is my only chance, to evacuate students. Please give me a donation in order to register for the master’s degree and try to evacuate from Gaza! 😭

I need $600, and I'm losing hope! I worked incredibly hard this month to reach that first $600.

So far, $75 has been raised toward my current goal.

I have already invested $600 from my own salary and savings because I believe in this opportunity and have done everything I can to make it possible.

Now, time is running out.

If I cannot complete the remaining amount before the deadline, I risk losing my place in the Master's program that I worked so hard to earn.