StephanieZ Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 That is all. Just needed to say it. Anyone agree? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danestress Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Absolutely. It shatters and destroys lives, and it is heartbreakingly common. (((Hugs)))) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 :grouphug: I agree :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Yes it does. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneStepAtATime Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Yes. And there are days when trying to deal with it seems completely overwhelming. And there are days when you grieve for the loss of the person they once were, or grieve for the loss of your own faculties if you are suffering from it yourself (as my grandmother did). Truly, yes, it sucks. Best wishes and inner strength to all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azucena Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Yes, it does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLMom Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Yes, my dad had it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tmhearn Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Yes, it does. :-( It is such a sad day when someone you have loved and adored your whole life suddenly doesn't even recognize you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedClams Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Agree. Completely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoCandJ Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Yes it does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in FL. Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Big time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
applethyme Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 :grouphug: :grouphug: I completely agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diann Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Yes, it does! My mil has it, and it is so heartbreaking to see her. My own mother died before I had children, so my mil was my "mother" during the years I was raising my children. I miss her. Diann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristineP Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Yes, it is devastating for many people involved. Very sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alenee Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 It's absolutely heartbreaking. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatherwith4 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Yes it does. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne115 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Yes it does! My grandmother had it and it was awful. Hugs to you. I know it is difficult to watch someone you love go through that terrible disease. Suzanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAMom Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Yes, it does. My dad had it as did his mom. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaraby Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Yes it does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Yes, yes it does. :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZooRho Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 That is all. Just needed to say it. Anyone agree? yeap, My dad had dementia was it Alzheimer's no idea. My mom also has signs and takes meds. she had 7 siblings. 2 have died from it, 2 are seriously ill with it, and the youngest and 3rd oldest so far show no signs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2scouts Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Yes, BTDT. One of the things that is so devastating is that it is not linear. One day they seem like themselves and bring a bit of hope and the next day they don't know who you are. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanne Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Yes. It does. :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: There was a great piece on NPR years ago ... a series documenting a family and their journey with Alzheimer's. Interviews with all family members. It was a good series. Might be worth a search, and a listen, for anyone who hasn't heard it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G5052 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I always say that there's nothing harder health-wise IMHO than dementia in general (not just Alzheimer's), and that comes from having another family member with significant medical problems and disability. Dementia is worse, hands down. It is more than the "long goodbye," it is a long, traumatic journey for the caregiver that changes them forever. Finances and family relationships are never the same even when the person is gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLMom Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I think some of the feelings are the same as I deal with in my bipolar son. The person is there in body but they are gone. It is hard to see the body of the person but in mind they are no longer there. This is how I feel about my bipolar son. He looks like my son but the illness is masquerading who he really is. I hated this with my dad--Alzheimers took him in spirit and finally in body in Oct. 2013. Both are thieves and suck. Sorry to be a downer---I miss both my Dad and my son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in Appalachia Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I think some of the feelings are the same as I deal with in my bipolar son. The person is there in body but they are gone. It is hard to see the body of the person but in mind they are no longer there. This is how I feel about my bipolar son. He looks like my son but the illness is masquerading who he really is. I hated this with my dad--Alzheimers took him in spirit and finally in body in Oct. 2013. Both are thieves and suck. Sorry to be a downer---I miss both my Dad and my son. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyThreeSons Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Totally agree. My dear husband has Alzheimer's. We are hugely blessed in that, even after 8 years, he still has his usual laid-back personality. We have only occasionally seen some melancholy. Some days are worse than others, but overall we have it so much better than most. Hugs to anyone dealing with this terrible disease in any way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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