tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post3165187863680137058..comments2024-01-18T05:53:34.390-05:00Comments on Austanspace: Helplessly HopingAustanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05568578637922817033noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post-73708028369173831232012-05-19T14:56:05.220-04:002012-05-19T14:56:05.220-04:00Alzheimer's is a thief. And a nightmare for ev...Alzheimer's is a thief. And a nightmare for everyone involved. The visiting nurse in Mary's case told me, "If we get lucky, she'll die of something else before the Alzheimer's takes her." We didn't get lucky and she certainly didn't. I think we all live in fear of it. I certainly don't have the memory I used to. I sometimes don't remember names of people I've known for years or even what I had for dinner last night. Aging isn't for sissies, that's for sure.Austanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568578637922817033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post-61262646599888269782012-05-19T14:12:11.895-04:002012-05-19T14:12:11.895-04:00The "A" word is one of the biggest fears...The "A" word is one of the biggest fears I have to deal with right now. I used to remember prices of every kind of ice cream in every big name supermarket. Not any more. I cannot remember prices of things I bought yesterday. My friends say that as long as I remember faces and names of my loved ones, I don't have to worry as yet.MunirGhiasuddinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05232362559666320301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post-82778110825005421832012-05-18T01:54:08.805-04:002012-05-18T01:54:08.805-04:00Dementia is one of the possibilities with MS and i...Dementia is one of the possibilities with MS and is the one that scares me most.<br />I cared for my mother after she developed alcohol related dementia and the mother I knew and would have liked to emulate died long before her body. An ugly, ugly time.<br />Sending so many good wishes.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post-73987695166844568952012-05-17T23:32:56.029-04:002012-05-17T23:32:56.029-04:00One of my greatest worries is that I or one of my ...One of my greatest worries is that I or one of my loved ones will come down with this disease. My dad, a wonderful, intelligent man fell into dementia at around 90. He lived to 93 and it was so hard to to watch his decline and cope with his behavior.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post-17344975415971120212012-05-17T12:11:23.288-04:002012-05-17T12:11:23.288-04:00Alzheimers is absolutely the worst because it robs...Alzheimers is absolutely the worst because it robs you of your loved one before they actually pass on. It is so sad seeing them drift away from you and sometimes the person it leaves behind in no way resembles the person they were. Getting ourside care is really the best way to go. At least it leaves some semblance of your own life in order. Peaceful thoughts from me to them and to anyone who is going through this trauma.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com