Blind, Deaf and Alzheimers

SharpshooterTom

My dad who specialises in old age psychiatry was on call there and just saw a 91 year old patient who has Alzheimers along with already being both blind and deaf.

Imagine, you couldn't see your grandchildren, you couldn't hear any of your loved ones, now you are in stages of alzheimers where you will suffer regular memory loss, confusion and fear.

I'm normally against Euthanasia but it's times like this where it would be hard to say no.

BBDBB

Hello God

nice to meet you

now what about that bike I asked for when I was 7

GLaDOS

Gnobe wrote: »

I'm normally against Euthanasia but it's times like this where it would be hard to say no.

Unfortunately at that stage he isn't in a sound state of mind to make such a decision. =/

pipelaser

Ill see your Alzheimers and raise you Leukemia

RichieC

Gnobe wrote: »

I'm normally against Euthanasia but it's times like this where it would be hard to say no.

I agree with Euthanasia when the patient asks for it. did this man ask for it?

admiralofthefleet

people with alzheimers are great to borrow money off and if you have it you meet new people every day

Guill

I dont think he is a sound state of mind to make a decision around that, what you want to do to him is murder.

hondasam

Gnobe wrote: »

My dad who specialises in old age psychiatry was on call there and just saw a 91 year old patient who has Alzheimers along with already being both blind and deaf.

Imagine, you couldn't see your grandchildren, you couldn't hear any of your loved ones, now you are in stages of alzheimers where you will suffer regular memory loss, confusion and fear.

I'm normally against Euthanasia but it's times like this where it would be hard to say no.

She has lived for 91 yrs so she is very lucky really.

getting alzheimers at this age is not that bad.

Stained Class

Gnobe wrote: »

My dad who specialises in old age psychiatry was on call there and just saw a 91 year old patient who has Alzheimers along with already being both blind and deaf.

That's not a life, it's an existance & a pretty poor one at that.

Keeping people alive at all costs is not always a good idea in my opinion.

If I wind up in that kind of state, Mrs Class has orders to stop treatment/switch off machines etc..

sunflower27

My grandfather had Alzeimer's for about 5 years before he died. It's a really horrific disease. The worst is the fear... he was always so confused as his short-term memory was gone so when we saw him he had no idea who we were and got himself panicked and then upset.

That poor guy. I hope he had a good life

Chuck Stone

I think you might be talking about murder rather than euthanasia.

hondasam

hondasam wrote: »

She has lived for 91 yrs so she is very lucky really.

getting alzheimers at this age is not that bad.

It's terrible at any age for patient and family.

Oh_Noes

It reminds me of a joke that I heard years ago which is guaranteed to p1ss people off so I'll use a spoiler tag.

Q: What do you get the child who has everything for Christmas?

A:

Cancer

Larianne

I worked in an alzhiemer's unit before.

The patients were in the mid to end stages of the disease. It really was a depressing place to work.

hondasam

rarnes1 wrote: »

It's terrible at any age for patient and family.

yes but I would prefer to get it at 91yrs rather than 71yrs.

It is worse to see younger people getting alzheimers.

LizT

No such thing as patient confidentiality in your house I see.

partyatmygaff

Oh_Noes wrote: »

It reminds me of a joke that I heard years ago which is guaranteed to p1ss people off so I'll use a spoiler tag.

Q: What do you get the child who has everything for Christmas?

A:

Cancer

Err... joke?

hondasam

Oh_Noes wrote: »

It reminds me of a joke that I heard years ago which is guaranteed to p1ss people off so I'll use a spoiler tag.

Q: What do you get the child who has everything for Christmas?

A:

Cancer

That is so funny, I will save that for Christmas and tell it during dinner.

looksee

Ok, now you have brought the subject up we can
1. comment on how sad it is
2. debate euthenasia
3. make forgetting/hearing jokes (both these have funny potential, blindness doesn't seem to attract the same kind of humour)

So where now?

Oh_Noes

looksee wrote: »

Ok, now you have brought the subject up we can
1. comment on how sad it is
2. debate euthenasia
3. make forgetting/hearing jokes (both these have funny potential, blindness doesn't seem to attract the same kind of humour)

So where now?

Have a cup of tea?

anawfulbogey

I think the medical term for that is fúckedaltogether.

jd007

How many alzheimers patients does it take to change a lightbulb?

To get to the other side!

sorry

mackg

I was at my Uncles funeral about two years ago, my aunt who had alzheimers
was there. With her memory she would forget where she was and basically it had to be broken to her over and over again that her brother was dead. It was heartbreaking to see.

cena

My dad had ALZHEIMERS. Not a nice thing too have.

Pherekydes

Chuck Stone wrote: »

I think you might be talking about murder rather than euthanasia.

Whatever. If I get Alzheimer's or Parkinson's my loved ones have permission to murder me and call it Euthanasia.

I'd rather get cancer than lose my mind.

My father died from Parkinson's. I wouldn't wish it on anyone.

Cork Lass

My dad who is 72 has had alzheimers for the last few years. He's now at the stage where he is completely incoherent, in a wheelchair and in full-time care. I hate going to see him as there is no recognition whatsoever and it's a case of just watching him fade away. It's a cruel disease and I would (and have made my wishes known to my husband) want to travel to a country where euthanasia is legal should I ever end up in this situation. I'd hate my family to have to go through what we have to go through now.

emeraldstar

Oh_Noes wrote: »

It reminds me of a joke that I heard years ago which is guaranteed to p1ss people off so I'll use a spoiler tag.

Q: What do you get the child who has everything for Christmas?

A:

Cancer

That's not a joke. And I don't mean in the sense of it not being funny because it's insensitive. It's actually just not funny

OPENROAD

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

people with alzheimers are great to borrow money off and if you have it you meet new people every day

Actually not really, not everyone shows the same symptoms.

OPENROAD

hondasam wrote: »

yes but I would prefer to get it at 91yrs rather than 71yrs.

It is worse to see younger people getting alzheimers.

or even 65 terrible that so little money appears to be going into medical research :mad::mad::mad:

LoonyLovegood

My grandad was diagnosed with Alzheimers when he was 66, and lived to 92. By the end, he thought my nana (his wife) was his mother, and often called me his sister's name.
I wouldn't wish it on anyone, it's devastating. My family all know that if something like that happens to me, I want to go to Switzerland.

Naikon

This is probably one of the worst diseases going. I would not hesitate to off myself having seen what it can do to people.

AhSureTisGrand

We've made so much progress in extending the lifespan of the average person, yet such little progress in improving the quality of life for people when they reach old age

Superbus

In my sister's home there were twin brothers in their 50s (ish) who were both blind, deaf and couldn't speak (don't like using 'dumb'). They had devised a way of communicating with each other by moving fingers on hands, and were completely isolated from the rest of the world. A couple of years ago one of them died, and the other followed about a month later having pretty much not moved in the interim.

It was one of the saddest things I've ever heard.