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Oct 25, 2018 12:29:44   #
Wes Loc: Dallas
 
Too many families know this saddness.



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Oct 25, 2018 12:40:44   #
OneShot1 Loc: Wichita, KS, USA
 
Too true.

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Oct 26, 2018 06:15:30   #
waymond Loc: Pflugerville, Texas
 
Been through this. Brings back pleasant and painful memories.

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Oct 26, 2018 06:22:30   #
sb Loc: Florida's East Coast
 
It is hell to get old. One way or another. And we can keep you alive oh so much longer than ever before - for better or for worse. A patient sighed and told me yesterday: "I miss food". Thanks to smoking, his radiation therapy has destroyed his ability to swallow, so when his wife "fixes his lunch" it means she mixes up a bag of feeding solution to hang and go through his PEG tube into his stomach. "I don't sit at the table with my family while they eat anymore because it just makes me sad" he added.

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Oct 26, 2018 11:25:04   #
OlinBost Loc: Marietta, Ga.
 
My mother-in-law succumbed to this dreadful malady. To me it is worse than cancer because it can take to long for them. Plus you have no ideal what they are going through.

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Oct 26, 2018 12:02:09   #
John_F Loc: Minneapolis, MN
 
I just saved this image for if and when I get diagnosed and before my capabilities fade. Thanks for sharing.

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Oct 26, 2018 12:03:36   #
dub3 Loc: Sunrise Beach, Texas
 
OlinBost wrote:
My mother-in-law succumbed to this dreadful malady. To me it is worse than cancer because it can take to long for them. Plus you have no ideal what they are going through.


Yes, horrible for the afflicted. Can’t imagine the fear as the condition progresses and then so grateful that in it’s latter stages the patient may not comprehend their condition - such a blessing. Then the burden shifts to the caregiver (70% die before the patient). The financial burden is horrible then there is the daily task of watching your loved one slowly die and having to make the decision to prolong their life or allow them too pass due to preventable causes over and over again. Such is my wife and life of 60 years.

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Oct 26, 2018 12:18:20   #
OlinBost Loc: Marietta, Ga.
 
My heart and prayers are with you. My father-in-law forced himself to stay alive to take care of her until she pasted.

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Oct 26, 2018 15:10:19   #
AirWalter Loc: Tipp City, Ohio
 
dub3 wrote:
Yes, horrible for the afflicted. Can’t imagine the fear as the condition progresses and then so grateful that in it’s latter stages the patient may not comprehend their condition - such a blessing. Then the burden shifts to the caregiver (70% die before the patient). The financial burden is horrible then there is the daily task of watching your loved one slowly die and having to make the decision to prolong their life or allow them too pass due to preventable causes over and over again. Such is my wife and life of 60 years.
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Oct 27, 2018 01:11:57   #
Flowergirl
 
Been there. Took care of my husband 13 years. He died in my arms from blood clot to the brain 5 years ago. Just now getting a grip. I was soooo tired and didn't even realize it.

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Oct 29, 2018 22:23:46   #
ewelling Loc: Salt Lake City, UT
 
Recent published medical studies indicate a link of Alzheimer's Dementia and previous exposure to herpes virus (chicken pox virus, cold sores, shingles, and genital herpes). Most, if not all of us have had chicken pox as children. See article https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnagi.2018.00324/full

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Oct 30, 2018 07:10:59   #
rpavich Loc: West Virginia
 
My mom is going through this right now. It's a sad situation for a loved one.

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Oct 30, 2018 19:37:38   #
Hal81 Loc: Bucks County, Pa.
 
The only good thing about it is you get to meet new people every day.

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Nov 7, 2018 21:00:14   #
DickC Loc: NE Washington state
 
Yes, very true & sad, and now I'm 80, gulp!!

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