Alzheimer's is the cruelest of diseases. You die alone, even when your family and loved ones surround your death bed. You don't know or recognize them. They're strangers. I watched my dad die this way. I would rather die from the most painful cancerous death with my last vision being of my family at my side, than to die surrounded by strangers.
My Mom is 92. Lived with me for the last 18 yrs. I’ve got to deal with this problem everyday, have for yrs. As a single retirement age man it’s a new adventure everyday just trying to find out what she wants/will eat. Unfortunately, almost always there’s only 1 in the family that takes care of the aged parent. I’ve got 1 sibling that don’t help at all and 1 that helps about twice a month for a few hours. But this is my Mom, she was always there for me. I promised my Dad I’d take care of her, and I will! 1 of these days, she’ll be gone. I never once felt unloved, with either parent! Still don’t! That’s the 1 thing Mom is still capable of, love!
Thank you, Sam and Lydia, for allowing us to be part of this difficult and vulnerable event. You are helping others to be able to get more information and not be as afraid.
I see this man as a brave man. He wants to know where he's at with what he is experiencing. He's not hiding from it or in denial. He wants to know the best steps forward to deal with what he is facing. I have great respect for him!
I wish the doc who diagnosed my mom with Alzheimer’s had 1/10 the compassion and ability to explain things as this doc did. We need more docs out there like this one.