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re: Alzheimer is a cruel disease
Posted on 6/15/21 at 6:34 pm to Northwestern tiger
Posted on 6/15/21 at 6:34 pm to Northwestern tiger
Dealt with it with my grandmother a few years ago. It is a cruel and heartbreaking disease. She got to where she basically refused to eat a lot of the time, which just made her health worse. You want so badly to reason with the person so that you can try to help them, but they can’t reason. Seeing someone that took care of you as a kid basically become like a toddler in terms of the care that they require is just devastating.
My prayers are with you.
My prayers are with you.
This post was edited on 6/15/21 at 6:35 pm
Posted on 6/15/21 at 6:34 pm to Northwestern tiger
Sorry to hear. Prayers for you and your parents.
This post was edited on 9/6/21 at 7:40 am
Posted on 6/15/21 at 6:35 pm to Northwestern tiger
Sorry to hear
This situation reminds me of the question
Why do we put down animals humanely but not humans?
This situation reminds me of the question
Why do we put down animals humanely but not humans?
Posted on 6/15/21 at 6:38 pm to Northwestern tiger
It's horrible. I can't think of another disease that rips dignity away so completely.
My wife's grandmother deteriorated from a sweet lady that baked things everyday to a cussing sailor that would always ask me if we ever fricked.
My wife's grandmother deteriorated from a sweet lady that baked things everyday to a cussing sailor that would always ask me if we ever fricked.
Posted on 6/15/21 at 6:42 pm to Northwestern tiger
My dad and great grandma. It really is a cruel disease
Posted on 6/15/21 at 6:45 pm to Northwestern tiger
Their memories fade to nothing. It's so sad. My grandmother had it. At the end she knew she knew me but had no clue I was her grandson. But she was happy. Not like some stories I've heard where they get angry and violent.
Posted on 6/15/21 at 7:00 pm to Northwestern tiger
Dealing with it now. Wife and I are taking care of her. She doesn’t know who we are. It’s heartbreaking and gutwrenching.
Posted on 6/15/21 at 7:03 pm to Northwestern tiger
My Grandma went quickly with dementia
It’s not an easy thing to watch
Sorry your family is having to go through this, I wouldn’t wish it on anyone
It’s not an easy thing to watch
Sorry your family is having to go through this, I wouldn’t wish it on anyone
Posted on 6/15/21 at 7:13 pm to Northwestern tiger
Its a horrible thing for everyone involved. The end of driving miss daisy got me crying like a bitch thinking back on watching mawmaw feed pawpaw with a spoon. I sure hope I dont outlive my mind
Posted on 6/15/21 at 7:15 pm to Spankum
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When I saw him at the funeral, I tlold him that I was sorry the\at he lost his dad. His reply was “ thanks, but I lost my dad years ago”
Yep
Posted on 6/15/21 at 7:17 pm to Northwestern tiger
You don’t understand it until you experience it first hand with a loved one. Horrible disease and I’m blowing my brains out if I ever get it
Posted on 6/15/21 at 7:18 pm to Northwestern tiger
My mother, her brother and sister. She was last of the three to start showing symptoms so she was well aware of what was coming. She was 81 when diagnosed and thankfully it only lasted 3 years.
The last few months she seldom recognized any of us but strangely the last couple days, she was almost normal. Those few days were a blessing as well heart breaker...if you've been there, you'll understand what I mean.
The last few months she seldom recognized any of us but strangely the last couple days, she was almost normal. Those few days were a blessing as well heart breaker...if you've been there, you'll understand what I mean.
Posted on 6/15/21 at 7:36 pm to Northwestern tiger
Yes, it’s a cruel disease. Some people advance through the stages rapidly and some linger for a really long time. It’s difficult to predict a timeline for a loved one after a diagnosis.
Posted on 6/15/21 at 7:42 pm to Northwestern tiger
It claimed my grandfather 15 years ago. He was such a lively guy and was basically reduced to a vegetable within year 2 of the disease.
I wouldn’t wish it on anyone. It is truly the worst.
I wouldn’t wish it on anyone. It is truly the worst.
Posted on 6/15/21 at 7:43 pm to Northwestern tiger
I’m so sorry, buddy. Prayers for you and your family.
Posted on 6/15/21 at 7:45 pm to Northwestern tiger
So sorry for your dealing with this. Alzheimer is a terrible disease.
Posted on 6/15/21 at 7:45 pm to Reservoir dawg
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She was a total vegetable for the last 5-6 years hunched over on a chair.
Can someone please explain the point of this? We put pets down in this condition but people can't have this done? It's fricking stupid because if I was in that position, I'd rather be dead, and if a loved one was in that position I'd want them dead. If that's cold hearted so be it. If my parents get in that position, Dr Kavorkian Jr is getting a phone call.
Posted on 6/15/21 at 7:49 pm to Northwestern tiger
yep. My dad has it. It's been a fast drop. I have to go to his house to change his channel a few times a week. He was a control freak type a personality and he still tries to tell me how to do something when I'm there doing some menial task that he can't figure out. It's very sad.
Posted on 6/15/21 at 8:03 pm to Northwestern tiger
my mother died of Alzheimer's in 2013 at 84. because of what i saw, i have given instructions to my family to not treat the disease if/when i get it. Mom was gone long before her body gave up, and she would have killed Dad if my brother and I had not intervened and put her in a nursing home. He was 89, and was her primary caregiver when we placed her in 2012. she lived about 18 months, with no clue who or where she was. he made it 4 more years after her death, only because he only had to care for himself.
we finally withdrew all treatment when mom became unable to swallow. I know that would have been her preference, because she told me that she personally placed a DNR on her own mother's chart (mom was a nurse), and gave instructions to the staff on all three shifts :"Don't hurt my mother, she is dying of congestive heart failure and there's nothing we can do to stop it. Do not call a code." Mamaw died peacefully, with no broken ribs.
Mom also died peacefully, without artificially prolonging the inevitable.
we finally withdrew all treatment when mom became unable to swallow. I know that would have been her preference, because she told me that she personally placed a DNR on her own mother's chart (mom was a nurse), and gave instructions to the staff on all three shifts :"Don't hurt my mother, she is dying of congestive heart failure and there's nothing we can do to stop it. Do not call a code." Mamaw died peacefully, with no broken ribs.
Mom also died peacefully, without artificially prolonging the inevitable.
Posted on 6/15/21 at 8:08 pm to Northwestern tiger
I'm sorry about your mom. I lost my dad back in 2019 . It's a horrible disease.
There are lots and lots of research studies out there that are always looking for volunteers. Some require on site visits but many are on-line. I encourage you to check them out. Maybe your participation will be the one that finds a cure.
I've done both and am considering another on site study now. Go for it. You won't regret it.
There are lots and lots of research studies out there that are always looking for volunteers. Some require on site visits but many are on-line. I encourage you to check them out. Maybe your participation will be the one that finds a cure.
I've done both and am considering another on site study now. Go for it. You won't regret it.
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