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re: Dementia at 54 years old
Posted on 9/28/21 at 10:13 am to MMauler
Posted on 9/28/21 at 10:13 am to MMauler
my mother and her brothers and sisters all had it.
terrible. my uncle lived in gretna and came to resent his daughter taking care of him; she gave up 5 years of her life to devote to him and by the end he was calling her filthy names, accusing her of stealing and physically attacking her. it was heartbreaking. she would call me and just cry her eyes out.
i cant imagine slipping into incoherence. i hope i have the courage to eat a 12 gauge before that happens if that happens to me. no way i'll be a burden to my wife and kids. they don't deserve to waste years of their life with someone who wont even know who they are in a few years.
eta i'm 55 so this is definitely on my mind alot.
terrible. my uncle lived in gretna and came to resent his daughter taking care of him; she gave up 5 years of her life to devote to him and by the end he was calling her filthy names, accusing her of stealing and physically attacking her. it was heartbreaking. she would call me and just cry her eyes out.
i cant imagine slipping into incoherence. i hope i have the courage to eat a 12 gauge before that happens if that happens to me. no way i'll be a burden to my wife and kids. they don't deserve to waste years of their life with someone who wont even know who they are in a few years.
eta i'm 55 so this is definitely on my mind alot.
This post was edited on 9/28/21 at 10:16 am
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Posted on 9/28/21 at 10:24 am to CAD703X
Right there with you. If that diagnosis ever comes I’ve already told my wife I’m heading to the woods with a GPS tracker. They can send someone to collect my body when the tracker stops moving for a day.
Posted on 9/28/21 at 10:25 am to CAD703X
my health was never something that concerned me right up until the moment I fell to the floor with the first stroke. 56 NO measurable health issues, solid BP, Cholesterol all the things they tell you to watch.
its shocking how quickly it can change, honestly wish the stroke had killed me
its shocking how quickly it can change, honestly wish the stroke had killed me
Posted on 9/28/21 at 11:10 am to CAD703X
quote:How awful.
hope i have the courage to eat a 12 gauge
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