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more about #dementia more comments → kkatt: This is so sad. I remember going to visit my great grandmother at her nursing home. She knew my Mom and her brother but she thought I was my Mom's sis... more » Marsgaret: It's true, you're "freed from your memory." But unfortunately (in my dad's case), I still had enough bad ones for both of us. And it drove me fucking ... more » Wit is periodically disensouled: The father of a family member's co-worker (I know - awkward) recently died after a shockingly short battle with Alzheimer's disease. His family had j... more » Maulleigh: Imagine: to be freed from your memory, to have every awful thing that ever happened to you wiped away - and not just your past, but your worries about... more » bureaucrette: My grandfather doesn't recognize his own reflection anymore. The last time I saw him, he was trying to offer Cheetos to the man in the microwave door.... more » AtomiClash: humanitarian misanthrope: Watching my grandmother slowly dissolve into Alzheimer's over 20+ years (early on-set and slow-progressing) is a part of my childhood that stands apar... more » Samanthrax: Alzheimer's is prevalent in my family. I'm not sure if it's hereditary or not, but I recently had a conversation with my mother. She told me that afte... more » musicpup: My own grandmother has Alzheimer's, and it was early onset. I have never met her for this reason. She demanded to be "locked away" because she was no ... more » haguenite: The frightening existence of Alzheimer's makes me very happy euthanasia is legal in The Netherlands. There's not a lot that scares me as much as this ... more » Triphena: Alzheimer's unlocked two things about my grandmother no one ever knew: she speaks fluent, nearly unaccented French and plays the piano like a trained ... more » hydrogen_jukebox: One of my worst fears is getting lost inside my own mind. I don't think I'd have the fortitude to find a bright side, per se, but this story is certai... more » sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit): My dad is 61 and has early-onset. It can be really, really hard to look on the bright side of this, mainly because it makes him so depressed and impo... more » Shamrockette: Oh god... MUST. RESIST. CRYING. Ugh. Too late. more » Samanthrax: "Sad lives make funny people..." How often that is true. more » Ultraprison!: re: the man who runs a day care i'm always surprised at the reactions i get when i tell people that i have two male assistants. they think i'm a total... more » -
#strangelove
This Modern Love Features Glasses Half Full To Overflowing
Here's one family that really makes the best of Alzheimer's! More » -
#leftovers
Tattoo Parlors Offering Free Obama Tats • Alaska Teens Are Bearing Bushels Of Babies
• Want to remember this historic day forever? Get an Obama tattoo! They're all the rage in DC, with parlors offering discounts on Obama '08 ink. • More » -
#dirtbagafterdark
Blythe Danner Says Gwyneth Is Not Divorcing
- Gwyneth's mom Blythe Danner says Gwyn's marriage is a-ok, despite rumors of a split. “They don’t take pictures together if they can avoid it. It’s a strategy. They don’t want the pandemonium.” [Fox News]
