Tis worrying. Convinced now that my mum has dementia, though we haven't had it officially confirmed. She is 87 and her memory deterioration in just a few months is absolutely staggering.My sister works as a nurse on a dementia ward. She has said how young some patients are coming in, with many only in their fifties.
On my round only this week I've got 2 customers suffering early dementia symptoms, one is only in his forties. My sister says the reasons behind this terrible disease/illness is complex and experts aren't entirely sure the causes. David Cassidy and Malcolm Young both were suffering with dementia, and have just passed away.
But it must have been around years ago ?
Didn't David Cassidy destroy himself with drink? Alcohol poisons the brain as well as the body so I'm sure that didn't help.My sister works as a nurse on a dementia ward. She has said how young some patients are coming in, with many only in their fifties.
On my round only this week I've got 2 customers suffering early dementia symptoms, one is only in his forties. My sister says the reasons behind this terrible disease/illness is complex and experts aren't entirely sure the causes. David Cassidy and Malcolm Young both were suffering with dementia, and have just passed away.
But it must have been around years ago ?
Well done, weeman.Dementia is an awful condition. I’ve not had personal experience of it but researched it quite a bit when looking for a charity to support on my recent LEJOG ride. Read up on the condition and it made me think what it must be like for loved ones not to recognise you.
Glad I chose Dementia UK and was happy to go through hell for 9 days to help raise money for research into it.
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Didn't David Cassidy destroy himself with drink? Alcohol poisons the brain as well as the body so I'm sure that didn't help.
I'd expect diseases like cancer and dementia to have a myriad of contributing factors like genetics, diet, personality, and lifestyle.
There are even theories that mobile phone use emits low-level radiation that might damage the brain.
Years ago they just said old people were going 'senile'. It was considered an inevitable part of aging. It's only pretty recently there has been more focus on it.
tbh with my Granddad, that was the good bit. Once he was lost in his own little world he was happy.it made me think what it must be like for loved ones not to recognise you.
87 is a good age though. So a touch of memory loss I imagine is fairly normal ? Me and my sister were talking about our mum who was really fit,didn't drink and just had the occasional cigarette.Tis worrying. Convinced now that my mum has dementia, though we haven't had it officially confirmed. She is 87 and her memory deterioration in just a few months is absolutely staggering.
4 or 5 months ago she was quite normal. We suddenly noticed her stumbling and getting stuck though, so I took her to the doctors on Tuesday.
They did a simple question and answer test and she did so, so badly on it.
What time is it?
Around 3 (correct)
What year is it?
2017 (correct)
What month is it?
10 seconds of puzzled and blank looks and then she said the 3rd.
Asked her then to count backwards from 20 and she couldn't get past 20 and then to count the months backwards from December and she couldn't get past December.
At the start he also gave her a very simple name and address to remember and she couldn't remember any of it at all, name or address.
So sad.
tbh with my Granddad, that was the good bit. Once he was lost in his own little world he was happy.
It was the time before, when he had moments of lucidity, and realised he was losing it that was hardest. You'd go from seeing an irrational man who was a stranger to you, to seeing a scared little old man who you couldn't help... and who knew you couldn't help him as he knew what was coming.
87 is a good age though. So a touch of memory loss I imagine is fairly normal ? Me and my sister were talking about our mum who was really fit,didn't drink and just had the occasional cigarette.
She had an aneurysm aged 62 a blood clot in the brain, she held on for 13 days but had another in hospital which caused her death. My sister is off sick at the moment, as she kept fainting etc at work. Her doctor is concerned when he heard about our mother. Her job doesn't help !
Yep, a good age, but to see that sudden change is so upsetting still.87 is a good age though. So a touch of memory loss I imagine is fairly normal ? Me and my sister were talking about our mum who was really fit,didn't drink and just had the occasional cigarette.
She had an aneurysm aged 62 a blood clot in the brain, she held on for 13 days but had another in hospital which caused her death. My sister is off sick at the moment, as she kept fainting etc at work. Her doctor is concerned when he heard about our mother. Her job doesn't help !
Worst thing is my dad is old generation and he can't cook, clean, wash, iron etc. Totally dependent on my mum, but he refuses help and I know he would point blank refuse to live with us if anything ever happened to my mum.hope she's OK B. My mates mum died quite young of an aneurysm. Probably a similar age to yours, hit him hard.
Does she live with you ?Yep, a good age, but to see that sudden change is so upsetting still.
She can get stuck on a word for 20 seconds and you can see the frustration in her face.
Just in the last 4 weeks she has out teabags in the kettle and cooked poached eggs without putting water in the pan, so completely burnt and ruined the pan. Worry is she could set fire to something etc.
Worst thing is my dad is old generation and he can't cook, clean, wash, iron etc. Totally dependent on my mum, but he refuses help and I know he would point blank refuse to live with us if anything ever happened to my mum.
Think if my mum goes my dad will shortly follow.
No. My mum and dad live your way, Potters Green. They are lovely, but so set in their ways and refuse all help.Does she live with you ?
Yes I am worried about my sister. A typical nurse loves helping others but not so good on herself.hope she's OK B. My mates mum died quite young of an aneurysm. Probably a similar age to yours, hit him hard.
Yeah, I think we all get them, but some things I do think find more worrying.I'm knockin' on, (but not yet ancient - 64½ ain't ancient!), but lately, I'm forgetting a lot of things. Simple stuff, like I might think about a particular subject and when I go to research it on say, Google, I sit there staring at my screen because I can't remember for the life of me what it was I wanted to research. I'm now finding that I have to write everything down in note form and leave it on my keyboard to remind me e.g. "Collect prescription" or "Phone brother". There's lots of little things and yet I feel great mentally. I still have my sense of humour, I can hold a conversation well and I can use my PC brilliantly. It's just these bloody lapses of memory.
It's because you're in mourning for David Cassidy !I'm knockin' on, (but not yet ancient - 64½ ain't ancient!), but lately, I'm forgetting a lot of things. Simple stuff, like I might think about a particular subject and when I go to research it on say, Google, I sit there staring at my screen because I can't remember for the life of me what it was I wanted to research. I'm now finding that I have to write everything down in note form and leave it on my keyboard to remind me e.g. "Collect prescription" or "Phone brother". There's lots of little things and yet I feel great mentally. I still have my sense of humour, I can hold a conversation well and I can use my PC brilliantly. It's just these bloody lapses of memory.
I think Houch is more a Butch man myself.It's because you're in mourning for David Cassidy !
Yeah, I'm like that with the planet.I guess the next thing I want to say is because I'm now retired, but many times when I wake in the morning, I literally have no idea what day it is. It could be a Monday, Friday, week-end, any bloody day. I sometimes have to go into the living room, switch the TV on to Sky News just to see what day it is!
Talking of which.............. I went for a walk through a graveyard the other day and saw a bloke stooped down behind a gravestone. I walked by and said "Morning!". He said "Nah, just havin' a shit!"It's because you're in mourning for David Cassidy !
Well given the subject heading, it wasn't likely to be Tim Vine's joke book!God this is a bloody depressing thread.
tbh with my Granddad, that was the good bit. Once he was lost in his own little world he was happy.
It was the time before, when he had moments of lucidity, and realised he was losing it that was hardest. You'd go from seeing an irrational man who was a stranger to you, to seeing a scared little old man who you couldn't help... and who knew you couldn't help him as he knew what was coming.
Why would you read a thread entitled Dementia and expect it to make you happy?God this is a bloody depressing thread.
It's no way to see out the last years of your life.Horrible disease, I used to work in a dementia unit and it could break your heart to see residents not recognising their wives,husbands or family.
But my sister who has worked as a dementia nurse for a few years says it is becoming a much younger illness/disease.Women get the disease at a higher rate than men and long term the use of HRT alone will reduce numbers but this is a consequence of aging population.
My dad finally died from Alzheimers last October.......and as others have said, it was a relief when he passed.
He was struck with an early on-set variety that was particularly aggressive........diagnosed at 62.....anger, violence and double incontinence quickly followed....he was a vegetable rotting in a wheelchair by the time he was 66....he would have been fucking fuming about it.....
I've mentioned on here before that if I didn't have a family of my own to look after, I would have smothered him while he slept to finally end his torture.......but I didn't & his (and our) suffering continued until last October......
Its a horrible disease......IMHO, worse than fatal physical disease & illness as the patient & family never get to say a proper goodbye........
I still feel guilty now that I didn't help him die earlier in his decline while he was still capable of helping himself to do so.....
To end on a positive note, they are making massive strides with drugs that arrest the dramatic declines the likes of dad suffered, so there is some hope.
As far as it hitting younger folks, I have done some reading which appears to link high sugar diets with dementia & Alzheimers.....may account for the rise among younger sufferers.
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