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To: neverdem

My mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's about 4 years ago. Her's ended up being a very aggressive form. I went through hell for 2 years....Alzheimer's victims tend to take it all out on their closest and most loved ones. My mom is currently in a nursing home and the worst is over. By that I mean the violent, aggressive outbursts that break one's heart. She remembers basically nothing other than her childhood. She still thinks her parents are alive even though they died over 20 years ago. I, my cousin, her brother and a few close friends are the only people she remembers. She will, sometime in the near future, even forget us. This is the most excruciating, heart breaking thing I have ever gone through. My mother was a dynamic individual, a business leader who was elected business person of the year in our community 25 odd years ago. To see what this disease does is absolutely the saddest thing I've ever witnessed. My heart goes out to all Alzheimer's victims and expecially their families who must cope and love the victim in spite of the progression of the disease.


7 posted on 11/02/2004 10:48:58 AM PST by michaelbfree
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To: michaelbfree

I am so sorry for what you and your family are going through with your mom.

My grandmother got like that, and it was very hard.



10 posted on 11/02/2004 10:56:15 AM PST by tiamat ("Just a Bronze-Age Gal, Trapped in a Techno-World!")
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To: michaelbfree

Sorry to hear about you mother. We went through a similiar experience with my grandmother a few years back.


33 posted on 11/02/2004 12:30:44 PM PST by proudpapa (of three.)
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