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re: Dementia at 54 years old
Posted on 9/28/21 at 10:24 am to CAD703X
Posted on 9/28/21 at 10:24 am to CAD703X
Right there with you. If that diagnosis ever comes I’ve already told my wife I’m heading to the woods with a GPS tracker. They can send someone to collect my body when the tracker stops moving for a day.
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Posted on 9/28/21 at 10:24 am to stout
heavy drinking can cause it
Posted on 9/28/21 at 10:25 am to CAD703X
my health was never something that concerned me right up until the moment I fell to the floor with the first stroke. 56 NO measurable health issues, solid BP, Cholesterol all the things they tell you to watch.
its shocking how quickly it can change, honestly wish the stroke had killed me
its shocking how quickly it can change, honestly wish the stroke had killed me
Posted on 9/28/21 at 10:26 am to ScopeCreep
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They can send someone to collect my body when the tracker stops moving for a day.
I would much prefer to run a hose from my exhaust to the cab of my truck than suck start a shotgun.
Posted on 9/28/21 at 10:27 am to OWLFAN86
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honestly wish the stroke had killed me
I can understand this. It's 100% life-changing all at once and I can't imagine how overwhelming and all over the place your emotions are.
Has your attitude on that wish changed with progress and time?
Posted on 9/28/21 at 10:28 am to stout
Oh I’m not gonna eat a shotgun. I’m going into nature and will take enough pain pills or some other fun shite to tranquilize an elephant. I’ll sleep easy.
Posted on 9/28/21 at 10:30 am to stout
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Dementia scares the crap out of me.
Is there no kind of treatments out there that can slow or reverse the onset of dementia? I'm sure if there is any that it is expensive.
Posted on 9/28/21 at 10:31 am to stout
childhood friend of mine...his mom got it at 56 and was dead by 58. crazy cause at the end, didnt even know who he was.
scares the hell out of me. nobody in my family has ever had it though, thank god.
scares the hell out of me. nobody in my family has ever had it though, thank god.
Posted on 9/28/21 at 10:32 am to lsu777
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lsu777
If your family was in the construction industry in SWLA over the past 20'ish years then I bet they know the person I am talking about.
Posted on 9/28/21 at 10:32 am to boosiebadazz
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This guy was a great lawyer, smart and funny, and all-around good dude, and they just had to put him in assisted living because his wife can’t take care of him anymore. In some ways it’s worse than a quick death because you have to see them deteriorate to a shell of themselves.
This almost feels like the movie “Still Alice”.
Posted on 9/28/21 at 10:33 am to prplhze2000
quote:my mom and her sisters never so much as took a sip their entire lives.
heavy drinking can cause it
i was kinda hoping bourbon would kill it
Posted on 9/28/21 at 10:34 am to stout
Seems like early onset usually attacks intelligent people so I think I’m safe
Posted on 9/28/21 at 10:34 am to stout
Someone I know has a diagnosis of Creuzfeld Jakob, and it has progressed very fast (as predicted). He only had about six months to worry and plan, and now he's not worried because he isn't him anymore.
It doesn't make anyone who knew him feel any better, but he no longer worries.
It doesn't make anyone who knew him feel any better, but he no longer worries.
Posted on 9/28/21 at 10:34 am to Bestbank Tiger
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With early onset the patient dies quickly. Older patients last longer for some reason.
My mom had it. Her's progressed slowly, but to those close to her, it was no fun. I was her primary care giver for about 8 years. With a lot of help, she was able to live alone in her house, but it took a lot of help and I spent a few days with her each week. But when she fell and broke a hip, it took her quickly. She was up and walking a day after the surgery, then just stopped eating and died two days later.
It affected my MiL differently. She went downhill much faster and with more severe symptoms. She thought her daughter was her sister.
You just don't know.
This post was edited on 9/28/21 at 11:58 am
Posted on 9/28/21 at 10:34 am to OWLFAN86
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my health was never something that concerned me right up until the moment I fell to the floor with the first stroke. 56 NO measurable health issues, solid BP, Cholesterol all the things they tell you to watch.
i'm doing the baby aspirin every-day.
first "med" ive ever taken regularly because it seems the upside is worth it. my dad & his dad both suffered massive strokes later in life and if my mom's dementia dont get me i'm guessing the stroke will
This post was edited on 9/28/21 at 10:36 am
Posted on 9/28/21 at 10:35 am to stout
Malcolm Young from AC/DC was experiencing lapses in memory and concentration at that same age. Later died at age 64
Posted on 9/28/21 at 10:35 am to stout
Dad of a friend of my 11 year old has it. He's in his 50s. Seems it came fast. Stopped doing work, then just stopped going to work. In hospice now. Scary shite.
Posted on 9/28/21 at 10:35 am to stout
3 daughters as well. He looks like he's 80. He has always been 6'4" around 230. He now looks like he's 6'2" and weighs around 140.
Posted on 9/28/21 at 10:36 am to East Coast Band
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How old was Pat Head Summit, UT women's basketball coach, when she was diagnosed?
She was diagnosed before her 60th birthday (she was 59 when she announced the diagnosis), and was dead within 5 years.
Posted on 9/28/21 at 10:37 am to stout
Inflammation is a symptom, not necessarily a disease. In your example, if you are diagnosed with Chrons, then maintain your condition to reduce risk of other diseases.
ETA
Also, certain cholesterol meds can cause memory lose. So take only what is required.
ETA
Also, certain cholesterol meds can cause memory lose. So take only what is required.
This post was edited on 9/28/21 at 10:39 am
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