[quote]An estimated 13.2 million Americans currently have Alzheimer's disease. The number of people with Alzheimer has tripled during the last 45 years although the general US population has only increased during the same period by 45%. The reason is mainly due to the aging population; about 60% of those who have Alzheimer are 85 years or older.[/quote]
[url]sports-report.net/million_americans_have_alzheimer[/url]
I wonder if Alzheimer's is just so common because we're living so long; we've never had an opportunity for it to be displayed like this before. That being said, it would be great if we could prevent it's severity
[QUOTE=Amiga OS;40146912]Hey OP, aren't you the cumsock guy?[/QUOTE]
I don't know where this is going but with a name like "cumsock guy" it can't be good.
[QUOTE=Amiga OS;40146912]Hey OP, aren't you the cumsock guy?[/QUOTE]
Don't you start with that shit.
[QUOTE=Amiga OS;40146912]Hey OP, aren't you the cumsock guy?[/QUOTE]
Yeah, what about it?
I may have alzheimers, but at least i dont have alzheimers
Altzheimer's is a terrible disease. Before my grandfather died he had it really badly, he used to be an extremely skilled golfer and he even made everyone their own custom clubs. Eventually he did it less and less until he had no motivation to do anything. He just sat on the couch with a blank look on his face watching the TV. It got to the point where after a while he couldn't remember his wife who he's been with for nearly 30 years. It's so hard to go through because it's like you're watching the person you love die right before your eyes while he's still breathing.
this is shocking because alzheimers runs in my family. Just the other day I read that 13.2 million americans have alzheimers. this is shocking because alzheimers runs in my family
From what I understand, isn't Alzheimer's Disease the natural decay of the brain? That is to say that everyone will eventually get Alzheimer's if they live long enough; it just varies how soon you get it.
I live with my polish grandparents and mom.
My grandmother has Alzheimer and has forgotten how to speak english.
She shits all over the house and sometimes there's crap all over washroom floors and sinks and walls when she forgets to put her diaper on which is almost every day.
She's always screaming at everyone in polish and is a constant burden on us all, she refuses help from the nurses so I guess we're stuck with her.
Please, someone find a cure for this madness.
[QUOTE=ultra_bright;40147477]I live with my polish grandparents and mom.
My grandmother has Alzheimer and has forgotten how to speak english.
She shits all over the house and sometimes there's crap all over washroom floors and sinks and walls when she forgets to put her diaper on which is almost every day.
She's always screaming at everyone in polish and is a constant burden on us all, she refuses help from the nurses so I guess we're stuck with her.
Please, someone find a cure for this madness.[/QUOTE]
Kurwa!
At the end of his life, Ronald Reagan's wife, Nancy, found him staring at a picture or model of the White House. He turned to her and said something along the lines "I don't know what this is but it used to be part of my life, right?"
Well living for so long has it's consequences. A larger population and new ways of diagnosing may also come into account.
The thought of forgetting everything gradually is really scary, Just waking up not knowing where you are or who you are is just horrifying. I feel bad for anyone with it.
Where am I?
My mom used to help out at a senior flat. She said it was initially kind of funny to see a group of people have the exact same conversation twice in a row, but after it happens several more times, it just becomes creepy.
I may have Alzheimer's but at least I don't have Alzheimer's
My grandmother had Alzheimers from when I was about 6 years old. I never really knew her as she actually was, because for nearly all my life she was a shell of her former self. Up until she died I lived on the same street as her and she used to come and visit and ask me when she was going home to Newent because her mother would be missing her. As she gradually got worse she forgot who I was entirely, and it was especially hard on my grandfather because he'd had a stroke and she didn't remember him either. She used to try and get him out of bed, not realising of course that he couldn't. She died about 5 years ago, but her real self died way before that. It was a bittersweet funeral.
My mother and relatives on my mothers side always get me mixed up with my step brother, close friends, other relatives. They know who I am just sometimes call me different names.
Lost my grandfather to Alzheimer a few years ago. It's a pretty bad way to go. The last few years, He wasn't himself anymore. It's really sad to see. The one positive thing to come out of it was it really brought the family together, especially to care for my grandmother.
It was actually rather sweet after the funeral (seems like a horrible thing to say) but the whole family came together and just spent time together for some time after it. We had lost him years earlier, This was just closing the book and remembering who he was before the sickness
[QUOTE=Rammaster;40154016]I may have Alzheimer's but at least I don't have Alzheimer's[/QUOTE]
Did you forget? someone said that alr- oooooh I see what you did there
Whats with all the jokes.... Alzheimer is a terrible disease i cant believe what some of you are posting so insensitively.
My grandmother showing symptoms in the last 4 years. She forgot that my Dad died last year and doesn't know who I am anymore. All she does all day is wander around and watch TV and not talk to anyone. It makes me cry all the time because she was a teacher and a traveler, I will never be able to hear her stories now that she can't remember her old life. The only "person" she talks to is our french poodle and he's dying.
This disease is godawful- took one of my grandmothers a few years back. It's awful, and I'm pretty sure if I ever get diagnosed with it I'll just do myself in before I lose my identity.
I had a great-grandmother with it.
We brought her a present and she opened it 3 times like it was brand new each time it was adorable.
did you "forget" the 's in Alzheimer's, OP?
heheheheheheh
I made a post here earlier about Alzheimer's.
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