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Jun 26, 2017
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OldCosmo
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My mother had Alzheimer's... I'll take cancer.
I told my wife if I get Alzheimer's and can't remember her, then just stop feeding me.
The next stage is the patient often gets mean and combative, I'd hate to know I would ever do that. Just let me go.
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Time
Getting Alzheimer's frightens me more than any other illness
DodgerMike
6/26/17 10:36pm
Agreed
TNT
6/26/17 10:38pm
Me too. After dealing with it with my MIL I hate dementia with the intensity of
gwalker
6/26/17 10:45pm
Diane is that you?
Tsisquan
6/27/17 3:12am
No. Sam. I stole the line from Diane.
gwalker
6/27/17 7:54am
I'm still more afraid of cancer for some reason. That might change as I age.
Harrison0Yfan
6/26/17 10:47pm
What's scary is I probably won't know I have it but my poor family will have to
wabluecoug
6/26/17 10:48pm
That's why personally I wish I had the right to end my life with dignity
So it goes...
6/26/17 11:04pm
Just take up sky diving after you're 80.
byujdmba
6/27/17 12:02am
Well I'm not sure if there's such a thing as a "vast minority" or not but
HighHorse
6/27/17 7:14am
Current drug trials with high chance of success means that there is a good
CDV
6/26/17 10:49pm
It would scare me until i forgot i had it
TheDeek
6/26/17 10:52pm
My mother had Alzheimer's... I'll take cancer.
OldCosmo
6/26/17 11:04pm
Right there with you
DodgerMike
6/26/17 11:08pm
My dad had...something...who's QB for the cougars this year?
ol' Blue Eyes
6/26/17 11:25pm
ALS is the most inhumane way to die
orangepitbull
6/27/17 12:35am
It most certainly is...
So it goes...
6/27/17 1:01am
This would be my vote for worst thing to be diagnosed with
sgriff
6/27/17 8:17am
Harder for the family than the patient
spugeddy24
6/27/17 12:45am
My mother passed away this past January after suffering with it for almost 2 years.
jdub
6/27/17 12:56am
I hope you realize that 2 years was a blessing right? My dad suffered for 5 yrs
ol' Blue Eyes
6/27/17 8:19am
Yes, I do realize that. I know a lot of people have it a lot worse.
jdub
6/27/17 9:11am
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