(02-07-2021, 10:15 PM)copycat Wrote:

(02-03-2021, 05:02 PM)TrivialPursuit Wrote: He's made how many millions of dollars for his family?

Now his family, wealthy, is throwing him in a hospice? Sure... enjoy the millions he earned, he won't know, he has friggin Alzheimers- don't take care of him - let strangers take care of him 'til he dies.

Seriously? They have millions... hire private nurses and doctors and take care of him. People like this need the money taken from them. Just give it to charity and make them fend for themselves.

I don’t think you realize how difficult Alzheimers is.  First you watch someone you love disappearing right in front of your eyes while they are still there.  Next they fight you both emotionally and physically as you try to help them.  You have to watch them 25 hours a day(not a typo).  Have you ever had to put a diaper on your father or mother as they curse you not knowing who you are?  Alzheimers is a horrible disease.

Absolutely true. 3 of my 4 grandparents had Alzheimers. It was terrible. We kept them home as long as we could, but there comes a point where you almost lose your own sanity taking care of them. They will wander off, almost set the house on fire or a myriad of other things if they aren't watched 24/7. My grandpa would also go into sudden fits of rages at times and when stuff like that happens, you just have to remind yourself that it isn't them, it's the disease that's making them act this way. Now my dad is in the early stages of it and he also has aphasia. Aphasia is when someone speaks and the words they want to say come out completely different than what they want, so it's almost complete gibberish. It was caused by the brain damage he received during a stroke he suffered several years ago. We try very hard to decipher what he is saying, but it's hard. Now, with the Alzheimers, he will repeat the same gibberish over and over. I don't know how my mom keeps from losing her own sanity.

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