MIL died from it, she didn’t know anyone the last 6-8 months

Apr 3, 2025
8:07:20am

TeeKaa All-American

Not her husband of 56 years, nor any of her kids. They die twice to us. The 2nd death is a huge relief to the family. That 2nd death is just a death of a biological unit, it's not the person everyone knew and loved. It's horrible.

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TeeKaa

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Dementia sucks. Yesterday my niece moved my sister into an assisted living place

rebelCoug

Apr 3, 7:14am

Sorry brother. My 82 yr old mom has been in memory care for 8 years.

docrick

Apr 3, 7:22am

Dementia is so cruel. My mother died of cancer - which was hard to watch. But,

LV Mike

Apr 3, 7:22am

My grandpa would sometimes forget my grandma, his wife of 50+ years, near the

ldssdl

Apr 3, 7:24am

My dad had it...diagnosed at 58 - passed at 65. It's awful and I'm sad for your

BlueKarma

Apr 3, 7:27am

Wow that sounds more like frontotemporal lobe dementia not Alzheimer’s

docrick

Apr 3, 7:32am

A friend of mine got early onset in his 40's. Had trouble keeping a job

Acorn

Apr 3, 7:43am

Don’t feel bad for hoping she passes quickly.

XORCoug

Apr 3, 7:47am

MIL had early onset and passed from Lewy Body. Yes, it sucks big time.

creameryon9th

Apr 3, 7:49am

We are thinking that she might have Lewy Body. They are going to look at her and

rebelCoug

Apr 3, 9:33am

No matter the official diagnoses its a hard road but you can see you arent alone

creameryon9th

Apr 3, 9:46am

MIL died from it, she didn’t know anyone the last 6-8 months

TeeKaa

Apr 3, 8:07am

My grandma died with it. It was so hard to watch her slowly decline.

Geldir

Apr 3, 8:27am

We cared for my in-laws who both died with dementia.

Six Foot Seven

Apr 3, 9:05am

Your last paragraph helps a lot. Thank you for that. She is really scared right

rebelCoug

Apr 3, 9:36am

What are things you can do to discover, prevent, hold off dementia/alzheimers?

BYU Grounds

Apr 3, 9:13am

I am so sorry to hear that

NorthernCougar

Apr 3, 10:38am

What's great is you only cue up the winners and he avoids the heartache of

Roadrunner70

Apr 3, 2:07pm

My mom has late stage dementia. I am her primary caregiver.

Rooney

Apr 4, 2:51pm

Godspeed, brother. We love you. Praying for you.

Geldir

Apr 4, 2:59pm

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