Kinda scary

[bdtex]

Malcolm Young,co-founder of AC/DC,died of dementia at age 64. I knew he had been ill for awhile but didn't know it was dementia. Took my son to his first concert to see AC/DC in January 1996. He was 9 years old and he still talks about it.

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5a0c94fbe4b00a6eece60d41?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

 

[resident_evil]

You're a good mom (except for your son catching dementia from head banging :0)

Fact of the matter is brain disorders anecdotally seem to be going up.

 

[bdtex]

You're a good mom (except for your son catching dementia from head banging :0)

Fact of the matter is brain disorders anecdotally seem to be going up.

You'd think it's a byproduct of increasing lifespans until you know somebody in their 40's and 50's dying of dementia.

 

[JuliefromOhio]

Malcolm Young,co-founder of AC/DC,died of dementia at age 64. I knew he had been ill for awhile but didn't know it was dementia. Took my son to his first concert to see AC/DC in January 1996. He was 9 years old and he still talks about it.

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5a0c94fbe4b00a6eece60d41?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

Kinda scary?

My mother was out of it for the last 10 years of her life. Not diagnosed Alzheimer's, but just dementia.
Now of all my siblings, I favored our mother the most, so when we were on vacation, and for a lark, went to a fortune teller, I asked if I would end up like my mother. Lo and behold, the fortune teller said NO, I would not get dementia.
The moral of my story? Get thee to a fortune teller for peace of mind.
LOL

 

[bdtex]

Kinda scary?

My mother was out of it for the last 10 years of her life. Not diagnosed Alzheimer's, but just dementia.
Now of all my siblings, I favored our mother the most, so when we were on vacation, and for a lark, went to a fortune teller, I asked if I would end up like my mother. Lo and behold, the fortune teller said NO, I would not get dementia.
The moral of my story? Get thee to a fortune teller for peace of mind.
LOL

My mother is 80 and has been in middle stage dementia for years, My dad's mother died of Alzheimer's at age 81. My father is 81 and still sharp as a tack mentally.

 

[MrMike]

My mother is 80 and has been in middle stage dementia for years, My dad's mother died of Alzheimer's at age 81. My father is 81 and still sharp as a tack mentally.

Sorry to hear that about your mom. Glad your dad is still hanging tough!

 

[Caroljo]

My mother is 80 and has been in middle stage dementia for years, My dad's mother died of Alzheimer's at age 81. My father is 81 and still sharp as a tack mentally.

I've been blessed that I haven't had to deal with that with either of my parents. Sorry you've had to, I know people that have and it's so hard on the families!! My dad died at 75 from a stroke, otherwise he was very clear headed and active. My mom went through a time with a rare blood disease and near the end there was a couple times I could tell she didn't recognize me at first when I'd visit, but it didn't last. She may have had the start of it, but passed before it really took her over. I couldn't imagine it......

 

[Fast Eddy]

Dementia is being figured out and it will soon be eliminated. Bill gates dumped big bucks into its research as he thinks the end is near. The science journals are full of promising findings so let us hope for everyone that the end of this disease is close to being over.