Early onset. Terrible hand to be dealt. God undergird him and his loved ones.
I've heard that the long goodbye is about a sad of a way to go as there is. I pray for him and his family.
It certainly is. My Mom passed away with Alzheimer’s in 2004. I can think of nothing more heartbreakingly cruel that goes on for years.
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He said, he was reading something and just couldnt say the words. And then it went away and he was fine back a couple of years ago.
My wife of 51 years died March 3rd. She was diagnosed with dementia 6 years ago, got really bad 2 years ago. She had a massive stroke that ended her life; probably a blessing to us all as she could have lived another 10 years. She could not tell her doctor my name, or my daughter's name. I had to wash her, put her to bed, wake her up the next morning, feed her, start again. No quality of life. Horrible, horrible disease.
Our physician told me that some things people might suspect are not indicators of Alzheimer’s. A perfect example is forgetting where one puts their car keys. That’s not necessarily a symptom. However forgetting that you have a car most likely is.
Hopefully, the first survivor isn't presently a tender-age child.
Freddie, I have been told that alzheimers is a worse way to go than cancer. I don't know if that's so, but that's what I've been told. Relatedly, I've been told by someone who "died" as a youngster, "drowning", that drowning was painless. Don't know if that's true either. I have no plans to find out.
I've always heard Alzheimer's was a horrible way to go. Just think about living with your mate for years on end and then at some point they can't even recognize you. That happened to some people we know. She was first diagnosed with Alzheimers around the age of 56 or 57 and died when she was 61. Sometimes, as I understand it, people can live on the average of 10 years with Alzheimers after they are first diagnosed. That has to be a horrible way to go.
My pops is gone and only 2 siblings are left. The youngest lives just outside of Augusta, Ga. and has alzheimers. It's a terrible thing since she was such a good person and lifelong military wife. She is beyond knowing anybody and I cannot imagine having to care for her. Love always conquers all.
