• @ProfessorZhu
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    462 years ago

    It feels like everyday I hear or see a dementia joke after my mom was diagnosed. It hurts being reminded literally everywhere I go for escape

    • @[email protected]
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      112 years ago

      So sorry. That is a very tough thing to bear. If you ever need to talk or vent or whatever I am here.

    • @Raptor_007
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      102 years ago

      I’m sorry to hear that. As hard as it is for her, I know it’s even worse for those that love her. Wishing you all the best.

    • @[email protected]
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      92 years ago

      Spend time with her while you can. Please don’t give yourself the opportunity to regret not doing it. I understand that it can be hard, but you’ll be thankful later that you had the chance.

      My father was taken last year after suffering from Alzheimer’s for several years. A year or so after he had enough symptoms to be diagnosed, he became nonverbal and a shadow of the person he was. My advice is to spend as much time with her as you can before it gets worse. By the time I realized how bad things had gotten, it was too late for me. My father could not carry on a conversation.

      I’m sorry you have this news weighing on you. It’s not something I would wish on anybody. Take care of yourself and all the best to you and your family in this difficult time.

    • @[email protected]
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      82 years ago

      It plagues my entire family and I will likely get it too. I lost my great grandma, both grandmas, my aunt has it, my mom is showing signs of it

      Fuck dementia there is no disease more cruel

    • AFK BRB Chocolate
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      52 years ago

      Really sorry to hear it. We lived with my mom for the last part of her Alzheimer’s battle (“battle” being the wrong word, there’s no fight). It’s a terrible disease and in sorry for your family.