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re: Alzheimer is a cruel disease
Posted on 6/15/21 at 8:19 pm to piratedude
Posted on 6/15/21 at 8:19 pm to piratedude
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with no broken ribs.
My mother was not so lucky.
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Posted on 6/15/21 at 8:21 pm to Northwestern tiger
My favorite uncle
Posted on 6/15/21 at 8:29 pm to piratedude
Pirate reading your post is almost exactly our circumstance with my mom.
Posted on 6/15/21 at 8:34 pm to Northwestern tiger
My grandmother currently has it and is in decent physical health. It’s incredible how quickly it has escalated in the last 4 years. Very tough.
Posted on 6/15/21 at 8:38 pm to Northwestern tiger
Blessfully my mother never reached that stage. She broke her hip and never really recovered and went downhill quicker. She would tell people in the rehab facility that I was her husband, but she couldn't tell them my name.
Posted on 6/15/21 at 8:39 pm to Northwestern tiger
That's rough OP, but she sounds like a wonderful woman, and your father sounds like an incredible man. You are a lucky guy to have such parents. Hang in there.
Posted on 6/15/21 at 8:44 pm to Northwestern tiger
Grandmother had it and lived for 12 years with it. Doctor said he had not seen anyone live that long with it. Very sad to see her progressively get worse where she didn’t know anybody and it was hard on my mom and aunt who split days and nights staying with her 24/7. Sweet woman 
Posted on 6/15/21 at 8:46 pm to Northwestern tiger
Going through it right now with my wifes mother.
Posted on 6/15/21 at 9:02 pm to Northwestern tiger
My mom has dementia. She is getting worse every year
Posted on 6/15/21 at 9:08 pm to Northwestern tiger
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Anyone had to deal with loved one with Alzheimer?
Yes, grandmother. But the burden of "dealing" with her was not on me it was on my mom, uncles and my grandfather. Terrible disease.
Posted on 6/15/21 at 9:14 pm to Northwestern tiger
Reading through all these post...damn this is a sad thread.
Posted on 6/15/21 at 9:14 pm to Northwestern tiger
My dad passed away two weeks ago from Alzheimer’s. It was horrible to watch him deteriorate like he did. He was a great man.
Posted on 6/15/21 at 9:19 pm to Northwestern tiger
Dementia both grandparents
Sucks.
Worse on family than it is the sick though.
Sucks.
Worse on family than it is the sick though.
Posted on 6/15/21 at 9:19 pm to Northwestern tiger
It is a terrible disease. Just got married a year ago and my wife just got disgnosed in early stages.
Posted on 6/15/21 at 9:21 pm to Northwestern tiger
My dad, three years ago now. Providence came to me when a former girlfriend from high school reached out to me. She'd heard my dad was ill. She owned a hospice care center. I arranged to meet her at my parents house. She arranged everything and my dad, six months later, passed away with me by his side at 2:00am after flying in from Los Angeles to DFW, renting a car and driving to Shreveport. He had all the care he needed and died in his home.
Alzheimer's is a bitch. The first time he asked me who I was, that was the worst sinking feeling of my life.
*Of note: my dad would say some comical things, though. In his last year, I was on the phone telling him about smoking a pork butt and how good it turned out. When I was done, he said, "That sounds like it was a sweet, tasty piece of arse."
He had never talked like that before.
Alzheimer's is a bitch. The first time he asked me who I was, that was the worst sinking feeling of my life.
*Of note: my dad would say some comical things, though. In his last year, I was on the phone telling him about smoking a pork butt and how good it turned out. When I was done, he said, "That sounds like it was a sweet, tasty piece of arse."
He had never talked like that before.This post was edited on 6/15/21 at 9:28 pm
Posted on 6/15/21 at 9:22 pm to Northwestern tiger
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Anyone had to deal with loved one with Alzheimer?
My mother.
Diagnosed at around 55.
Passed in 2012 at 64.
Hardest part was her not knowing my children. She would be happy to see and play with my daughter as my first boy (2nd child) was too young to play...
Didn't have a clue who they were.
Good luck man. If it helps you won't remember her as she is now. Your brain won't let you unless you really try.
Mine goes back to the last real hug she could give me when she knew who I was. Standing in the kitchen with her denim jumper and she put her arms around me and have me a big hug and giant smile.
Thats the shite you'll remember.
I'm sorry for y'all.
Edit: My favorite scripture is from her fight.
Matthew 11:28 "Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."
It works for everyone involved in the fight..
This post was edited on 6/15/21 at 9:25 pm
Posted on 6/15/21 at 9:28 pm to bcflash
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Just got married a year ago and my wife just got disgnosed in early stages.
I’m sorry
Posted on 6/15/21 at 10:52 pm to Northwestern tiger
My great-grand mother. I wasn't super close to her, but I remember sobing the last time I saw her because the disease was so terrible and I felt so much compassion for her.
Posted on 6/15/21 at 11:21 pm to Northwestern tiger
same thing happened to my family. mom died from the disease in 2012 in my parent’s living room. dad refused to put her in a facility. once mom couldn't swallow anything, it was only a matter of days before she was gone. the last night was absolutely horrible!!
Posted on 6/15/21 at 11:26 pm to Northwestern tiger
God bless. Saw my grandmother go through this recently. When I went on the last day to say goodbye I could have put a pillow over her face to end what I saw. Thankfully she passed with lots of morphine to end the pain.
It's an awful thing.
It's an awful thing.
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