Chciago, (3/25/2008 7:52:35 AM)

2030???
Try 2008 We are already here folks!!! Look around!

wmcol, Tulsa (3/25/2008 7:57:25 AM)

They must be right-winger conservatives, and if they changed their allegiance to Democrat, surely their condition would improve. My mom, who had the disease, was very conservative and stayed locked into the tried and proven long after it ceased to make sense for the present and future.

J, Broken Arrow (3/25/2008 8:56:45 AM)

One of my grandmother's passed away last year from Alzheimer's. Thankfully and mercifully, her passing was very peaceful, but this isn't so for many others.

It's crippling in so many ways: mentally, physically, emotionally and financially. We dealt with her disease with love, respect, dignity and humor. All of these elements kept up our spirits as her condition worsened.

Every family who goes through this ordeal will face it a different way, because Alzheimer's effects each victim a different way. In the case of an uncle who had it, his usual kind demeanor turned to anger and violence as he was slowly robbed of his memories and personality as well.

We were fortunate in a way, because my grandmother stayed sweet and kind throughout the process, although her memory slipped away. It was truly sad when she couldn't remember her own son or grandchildren, all of whom she loved so dearly.

We should all brace ourselves, because with the rise of this disease we'll probably know someone either in our immediate family or extended family (friends, etc.) that will face it.

Tim, Owasso (3/25/2008 10:01:35 AM)

At least they don't have cancer!

Karen , Tulsa (3/25/2008 2:11:59 PM)

After trying to take care of a person afflicted with alzheimers, I'll take the odds with cancer. Alzheimers and cancer are both hideous diseases, but watching my mother-in-law slowly lose her mind, dignity, modesty and ultimately die from the disease was gut wrenching.

As the disease progressed, she became completely helpless and there was no choice but to admit her to a memory care facility since I work fulltime. This care is expensive and without long-term care insurance and/or alot of money, the financial strain on the family is extremely stressful.

Then there is the challenge of finding "good care" for your loved one. After a bad experience at a memory care unit and $10,000 for two months of care, we were fortunate to locate a Residential Care Home. They took excellent care of my mother-in-law and she spent her last days in a loving environment. God had mercy on her since she didn't outlive her money. Had she lived another 30 days, we would've faced moving her to a nursing home and making application to medicaid since she (and we) wouldn't have been able to afford paying for any more private care. I pray they find a cure for alzheimers, as well as determine the actual cause! It's a devastating disease!

Comfortably Numb, (3/25/2008 2:24:42 PM)

wmcol, as usual you are a Marxist Communist anus!

Shetty Bo Getty, T (3/25/2008 4:02:53 PM)

I was going to post something but I forgot what I was going to write!

Ignatz, Broken Bow (3/25/2008 4:16:49 PM)

Great. No. 1 in Alzheimers, meth labs, teen pregnancy,smokers,and all around stupidity as indicated by Inhofe-Coburn, comfortably numb et al.

Okies Are Stupid, (3/25/2008 5:11:09 PM)

#4. At least you don't have a brain!

Susan Berg, (3/25/2008 6:30:39 PM)

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wmcol, Tulsa (3/26/2008 8:50:08 AM)

Susan, sometimes the Alzheimer victim is a person who has been extremely mentally and physically alert during their lifetime, such as my mother. She was the oral historian for all that happened in the family. She had remarkable recall of events and dates. Everyone turned to her for references. Then in her fifties, it started slipping away, and I didn't understand what was happening. I noticed it before rest of family who only realized something was wrong more than a decade later. Thinking back, it was after the doctor told her to lose weight and change her diet that she lost a lot of weight and kept it off, but it seemed the weight loss deprived her brain of some needed nutrient and caused permanent damage. Of course I'm speaking from hindsight, I had no clue at the time of what was going on with her, but knew something was wrong.

The jury may still be out on what is eating right. Some foods deemed harmful may be in moderation very beneficial to Alzheimer sufferers, and some of the recommended levels for cholesterol may not be in best interest of these victims.

Comfortably Numb, (3/26/2008 9:45:45 AM)

#8. Dear Ignorant. Hope you get the disease!

wmcol is an idiot, (3/26/2008 12:45:20 PM)

Who cares about your stories that you spin each and every time you get on here?