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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Varche on 26 March 2012, 18:05:33
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I saw something really interesting about old people on telly yesterday but I can't remember what it was. How frustrating is that. :o
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I saw something really interesting about old people on telly yesterday but I can't remember what it was. How frustrating is that. :o
Tell me what this thread is about, again. :)
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Sorry guys but it is not funny. >:(
My mother in law suffered and believe me it is not very nice for the suffer or the family. :(
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my mum is in a care home suffering with Alzheimer's . knowing that your mum dose not even know who you are is heartbreaking . far from a topic of fun :(
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my mum is in a care home suffering with Alzheimer's . knowing that your mum dose not even know who you are is heartbreaking . far from a topic of fun :(
I agree, my mother is really bad with it, dads not far behind & they are still trying to live in there own house. not nice at all tbh.
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Sorry, I have to agree with the others...my mother is 91 and suffering dementia and its causing us all sorts of problems. Its my health that is also suffering :(
But Mrs terbert is being a saint with her.
;)
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I saw something really interesting about old people on telly yesterday but I can't remember what it was. How frustrating is that. :o
Tell me what this thread is about, again. :)
Hope neither of you suffer from this in the future - not the sort of subject to take the piss out of >:( >:(
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For the record both my father and my mother in law are headed that way. My uncle is in a care home and definitely has dementia.
The thread for what it is worth was to perhaps prompt a discussion on what(if anything) can be done about the problem which will get worse in the future as more of us live longer. I think countries ought to pool resources and work together. Of course that wouldn't sit well with the chemicals/pharmaceuticals who are all hoping for the magic bullet.
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Personally, I rely on my black humour from my previous life as a cop.
I watched my mother slowly fade due to alzeimers and dementia prior to her demise all alone (as was her wish) and, believe you me, it was not a pleasant experience.
I see both the humour and intent of the initial remark. Lets not get our collective knickers in a twist over personal interpretation/experiences and their misenterpretation. Why not let our memories of the happier times supercede the sad? That works for me anyways.... :y
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Personally, I rely on my black humour from my previous life as a cop.
I watched my mother slowly fade due to alzeimers and dementia prior to her demise all alone (as was her wish) and, believe you me, it was not a pleasant experience.
I see both the humour and intent of the initial remark. Lets not get our collective knickers in a twist over personal interpretation/experiences and their misenterpretation. Why not let our memories of the happier times supercede the sad? That works for me anyways.... :y
I agree entirely. No-one would want to have the experience of seeing a loved one suffering from such a disability and I welcome the government's initiative to give extra funding to research into dementia. However, I note that this morning's news report this morning just HAD to put a figure to the "cost" to the NHS of dealing with this problem - thus reducing the measure to one of economics rather than compassion. ::) ::)
Nevertheless, we need to see that humour is a great release and disabilities do lend themselves to black humour. We can cheerfully make jokes on here about Heather Mills and her wooden leg, yet not about dementia. There is a inconsistency, IMHO. Practically any misfortune can be fertile ground for humour, yet, when the chips are down, the vast majority would, at a personal level, feel pain. But we're not talking about individual personal circumstances, are we?
The ironic thing about dementia (having had a close friend deal with a mother who had the condition), is that the sufferer often lives peacefully and relatively happily in a world of their own, whilst it is actually the relatives/carers and loved ones who experience the real pain with the protracted sense of loss of a loved one.
Let's lighten up and see humour for what it is - a dependable crutch in an often painful world. :y
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My father had Alzheimers. He passed away last September.
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My father had Alzheimers. He passed away last September.
In the same vein as my earlier post, none of us would want a loved one to lose a limb, but I defy anyone not to find humour in this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbnkY1tBvMU&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbnkY1tBvMU&feature=related)
;) ;D
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My father had Alzheimers. He passed away last September.
My heartfelt sympathies.
As I said previously, my own family took great comfort in the memories stored by them prior to my mothers demise. But it does sting. And more than a wee bit.... :'( You realise that time does, actually, heal. Or cover the cracks. Either way, it does make the matter easier to recall/quote/handle/deal with..... ??? :(
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It's horrific to see. Three grand parents died from it. I just hope the recent progress on symptoms in mice reported in the media is behind the govts drive to deal with it head on. Please god there is a cure in the next 10 years/ASAP. Something to do with protein cought in the brain. :(
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I'm watching my uncle go threw it at the moment :(
One of the hardest parts is watching what it is doing to my dad.
They grew up together, served there time together then he married my auntie (dads sister)
Sadly, he is starting to get violent with it.
Took a swing at my dad over christmas when he was in restbite.
Aparently, he thought my dad was trying to chat up his wife.
He thought his wife was one on the nurses :(
He also has bladder cancer :(
I hope people don't think i'm a total tw*t here but I hope the cancer gets him first :(
But as broocie says, sometimes black humour is the way to deal with it ;)