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Ever dealt with a family member with dementia? Alzheimers?
Posted on 12/2/15 at 8:20 pm
Posted on 12/2/15 at 8:20 pm
Not great to see...
But some of the memories are a ton of fun.
And none of them deserve to be gunned down by some scum attacking a soft target because they're fricking cowards who rape goats
But some of the memories are a ton of fun.
And none of them deserve to be gunned down by some scum attacking a soft target because they're fricking cowards who rape goats
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Posted on 12/2/15 at 8:22 pm to CptBengal
my grandma would sometimes snap to reality but it would be reality of the past and she'd freak out that all her kids were grown
once at thanksgiving or xmas dinner she snapped into reality and told my aunt (who was kind of a beauty queen) "god you've gotten fat"
once at thanksgiving or xmas dinner she snapped into reality and told my aunt (who was kind of a beauty queen) "god you've gotten fat"
Posted on 12/2/15 at 8:22 pm to CptBengal
My grandmother doesn't recognize me anymore and it's 50/50 if she recognizes my dad. I'd rather be dead.
Posted on 12/2/15 at 8:23 pm to CptBengal
quote:
But some of the memories are a ton of fun.
Not so much.
Posted on 12/2/15 at 8:24 pm to CptBengal
Grandmother has it, father's side.
Great grandmother passed away from it, mothers side.
The worst is that the grandmother still alive who has it has a huge pos husband (dads stepdad) who also has it refuses to take medication or let her take her meds. He's a huge know it all and thinks nothing is wrong, even though last time we went over he couldn't remember his dogs name to tell me. It's sad and incredibly frustrating.
Great grandmother passed away from it, mothers side.
The worst is that the grandmother still alive who has it has a huge pos husband (dads stepdad) who also has it refuses to take medication or let her take her meds. He's a huge know it all and thinks nothing is wrong, even though last time we went over he couldn't remember his dogs name to tell me. It's sad and incredibly frustrating.
Posted on 12/2/15 at 8:24 pm to SlowFlowPro
My pops was at his granddaughters wedding and during the ceremony kept commenting loudly about the "beef" up on the altar.
Posted on 12/2/15 at 8:25 pm to CptBengal
It's the worst way to go. The absolute worst. Seeing someone become a shell of themselves is hard to swallow.
Posted on 12/2/15 at 8:26 pm to VetteGuy
quote:
Not so much.
The funny comments are good.
The moments of lucidity when they realize what's happening.... Broke my heart.
Posted on 12/2/15 at 8:26 pm to CtotheVrzrbck
Grandmother lived a long time with alzheimers. 20 years or so. Moms Stepfather had it, and he died within 3-4 years.
Posted on 12/2/15 at 8:28 pm to RogerTheShrubber
I think my father in law may be in the early stages. He recognizes my friends at my house but in any other locations he has no clue who they are.
Posted on 12/2/15 at 8:30 pm to tipup
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I think my father in law may be in the early stages. He recognizes my friends at my house but in any other locations he has no clue who they are.
I'm in trouble then...and they're my friends.
Posted on 12/2/15 at 8:33 pm to SlowFlowPro
Jake, my experience was close to your's. My great uncle who was a WWII triple purple heart vet and was totally coherent till one day didn't know me and we were always close as hell.
I learned to bring photos of us when I was a littlen boy together when he got confused and it helped. I feel so sorry for others who go through that.
I learned to bring photos of us when I was a littlen boy together when he got confused and it helped. I feel so sorry for others who go through that.
Posted on 12/2/15 at 8:33 pm to CptBengal
I regularly test for and diagnose dementia. Zero doubts I would rather die before it gets too far along.
Posted on 12/2/15 at 8:35 pm to Bushmaster
Now realize the kind of filth that would go shoot up where they live...
Posted on 12/2/15 at 8:35 pm to tipup
MIL and FIL both have Alztheimers, early signs of dementia ( mid 70's)
my wife is doing the best she can to remember the happy times
my wife is doing the best she can to remember the happy times
Posted on 12/2/15 at 8:35 pm to tipup
My grandmother did not have Alzheimer's but she did have dementia and she called one day in her 90's and said "I'm just dancing with these little green men, so get your gun and come get rid of them. They can't dance."
She could tell me all about the second grade but didn't know what she had for lunch. It's funny and sad and a roller coaster of all emotions. It's unfortunately life for some.
She could tell me all about the second grade but didn't know what she had for lunch. It's funny and sad and a roller coaster of all emotions. It's unfortunately life for some.
Posted on 12/2/15 at 8:38 pm to Martini
I'm guessing Lewy Body Dementia?
Posted on 12/2/15 at 8:44 pm to CptBengal
Type 3 diabetes sucks....
LINK
The link is from 2012, but more contemporary data has further supported this. Not surprisingly, what you put in your body matters / impacts your brain.
Harsh, but honest question: Would the above make you less sympathetic towards a person with dementia (if it was indeed self inflicted)?
LINK
The link is from 2012, but more contemporary data has further supported this. Not surprisingly, what you put in your body matters / impacts your brain.
Harsh, but honest question: Would the above make you less sympathetic towards a person with dementia (if it was indeed self inflicted)?
Posted on 12/2/15 at 8:45 pm to CptBengal
my mother. my dad and i had to place her in a nursing home earlier this year.
my mom was one of the smartest people i have ever met, and to see her deteriorate is heartbreaking. she taught chemistry and other science courses for 36 years and really devoted herself to helping her students not just understand the material but do as well as they possibly could out of school. my dad and i were certainly aware of most of the stuff she did to help people, but as folks found out that she was not doing well we were blown away by the kind words former students had to say about how she had touched their lives. a number of people directly stated they had no idea they had the capability to achieve what they did until my mom showed them their potential and helped them reach it. the only solace in the situation is understanding more fully the scope of her influence over her long teaching career.
i have 2 young children, and they can interact w/ her on a limited basis. they understand that grandma is sick, and can't really have a conversation, but it's sorta beyond what they can comprehend. it's awful knowing how much my mom looked forward to being a grandmother and knowing that her time w/ the kids when she was coherent or lucid was so short.
it is a truly awful.
my mom was one of the smartest people i have ever met, and to see her deteriorate is heartbreaking. she taught chemistry and other science courses for 36 years and really devoted herself to helping her students not just understand the material but do as well as they possibly could out of school. my dad and i were certainly aware of most of the stuff she did to help people, but as folks found out that she was not doing well we were blown away by the kind words former students had to say about how she had touched their lives. a number of people directly stated they had no idea they had the capability to achieve what they did until my mom showed them their potential and helped them reach it. the only solace in the situation is understanding more fully the scope of her influence over her long teaching career.
i have 2 young children, and they can interact w/ her on a limited basis. they understand that grandma is sick, and can't really have a conversation, but it's sorta beyond what they can comprehend. it's awful knowing how much my mom looked forward to being a grandmother and knowing that her time w/ the kids when she was coherent or lucid was so short.
it is a truly awful.
This post was edited on 12/2/15 at 8:47 pm
Posted on 12/2/15 at 8:46 pm to CptBengal
Both my grandparents(mother's parents) had Alzheimers. Grandfather died hours after being placed in nursing home because he was wandering too much and my grandmother(not affected yet) couldn't care for him. Shortly after he died, my grandmother started showing symptoms. She died in the hospital (stopped eating and just kept saying she wanted to go be with her husband). She would have been placed in a nursing home if she would have lived long enough to be discharged from the hospital.
It terrifies me that I could have this fate later in life. I think I could handle any physical handicap better than slowly losing my mind.
It terrifies me that I could have this fate later in life. I think I could handle any physical handicap better than slowly losing my mind.
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