My mother passed away this past January after suffering with it for almost 2 years.

Jun 27, 2017
12:56:38am

jdub Unofficial CB Pollyanna

It was pretty hard seeing her go like that. It was difficult having her not remember who I was. Luckily the worst of the decline was a relatively quick nosedive over the last two weeks of her life.

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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.

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