Very variable in severity and age of onset.

Aug 12, 2022
2:08:39pm

bluecheese All-American

That is heartbreaking, especially at that young age.

Just gotta squeeze as much out of life as they can before he can't do anything.

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Uncle officially diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's. He's only 57 years old...

BlueVU A Reprehensible Half-breed

8/12/22 2:07pm

Very variable in severity and age of onset.

bluecheese

8/12/22 2:08pm

My dad going through Lewy Body Dimentia. Brutal. It’s honestly not fair anyone

pink22

8/12/22 2:09pm

Is that what Jerry Sloan had?

RealSimsShadY

8/12/22 2:11pm

Yes, and what Robin Williams had

silent_t

8/12/22 2:14pm

It’s horribly sad to watch. I kind of understand why Robin Williams did what he

pink22

8/12/22 2:29pm

I kind of want to keep a cyanide tablet somewhere just in case I start to trend

kotacoug

8/12/22 2:58pm

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HighHorse

8/12/22 7:12pm

Agreed, my FIL going through that hell. It’s a kick to the dignity of amazing

pegushin

8/12/22 2:34pm

Yep. It’s unexplainable why it has to happen. You search for a lesson but there

pink22

8/12/22 2:39pm

Both my parents and now an uncle had this. Terrible.

bruincoug

8/12/22 2:35pm

My dad died from Lewy-Body. Diagnosed around 75 and died at 81. It was a rough

Rivers Cuomo

8/12/22 2:43pm

My dad is having hallucinations regularly. Usually afternoon/evenings. Some

pink22

8/12/22 4:58pm

How do you handle a diagnosis like that without eternal perspective? I couldn't

Ycrazy

8/12/22 2:12pm

I agree...

BlueVU

8/12/22 2:15pm

Start now to control diet and exercise. Can be slowed if insulin resistance is

canofpicante

8/12/22 2:26pm

Oh the Ben Bikman hammer of insulin resistance.

Soren Tversky

8/12/22 3:16pm

No other condition has a stronger correlation to Alzheimer’s. It’s not close.

canofpicante

8/12/22 3:56pm

Dementia in a lot of the research is called type 3 diabetes.

TexanY

8/12/22 6:51pm

Exactly. Low carb diet with daily exercise can stall it. No magic pill though.

canofpicante

8/12/22 7:42pm

Not saying it’s not possible.

Soren Tversky

8/12/22 8:38pm

For vascular dementia it is, not so much for the other types.

TexanY

8/13/22 6:18am

It's literally the worst. My MIL is full blown and lives with us. I wouldn't

IGotGoodGifs

8/12/22 2:27pm

My MIL is 67 and has suffered from early onset for many many years now.

creameryon9th

8/12/22 2:54pm

My mom suffered from it for almost 20 years prior to her passing. For the first 10 years, it was just a challenge with

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