Fuck Alzheimers

**JimmyCarter** · 11-10-2022, 04:14 PM

Ahh shit, sorry to hear that.

FUCK ALZHEIMERS

**Danno** · 11-10-2022, 04:18 PM

Fuck. Sorry to hear. It's an evil disease. My ex-MIL has it and it's slowly heartbreaking.

**berko** · 11-10-2022, 04:19 PM

Kenny, I wish I had something positive to say here. Its a brutal disease that robs people of their dignity and puts huge strain on their caretakers and loved ones. So sorry to hear. 54 is way, way too young.

**hawkgt** · 11-10-2022, 04:19 PM

dam, hang in Kenny, tough road.

FUCK ALZHEIMERS

My wife use to solely nurse alzheimers patients, she really enjoyed it and threw herself into the job of providing quality care. Then family was diagnosed, it was her kryptonite.

**riser4** · 11-10-2022, 04:28 PM

Fuck. Damn. Fuck. Shit. Fuck.

**Bunion 2020** · 11-10-2022, 04:28 PM

Terrible news, Sorry to hear it and yes, FUCK Alzheimers.

**Mofro261** · 11-10-2022, 04:34 PM

Feel for you Kenny.

My SIL has always been the loudest one in the room and the center of attention per her personality, just gregarious and vivacious. Then we noticed an abrupt change in behavior between visits a year ago July to October with a couple WTF??? moments.

She's now much more quiet and reserved, has developed real difficulty with directions. She walked into the kitchen and asked where the fridge was... um where it's always been, right there in front of you? All of a sudden the obvious is not so obvious.

She was diagnosed this Spring with Lewy Body and also given that ~10yrs prognosis, she's barely 60. Names and faces are OK but so much of what made her who she was is altered.

My Mrs is a mess over it and I wanna cry just thinking about it.

Fuck All Dementia.

**Harry** · 11-10-2022, 04:41 PM

Very sorry to hear this Kenny.

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**skaredshtles** · 11-10-2022, 04:42 PM

Goddammit.

**ex-powderbroker** · 11-10-2022, 04:50 PM

dammit to hell... sounds like the worst thing in the world.

thinking of you, kenny.

**Mazderati** · 11-10-2022, 04:56 PM

Really sorry to hear, Kenny. FUCK ALZHEIMER'S and every other type of dementia.

**Buster Highmen** · 11-10-2022, 05:13 PM

>>hugs<< K.
I think I've oozed over my experience with dementia enough here.

But there are various things to try. There's lots of quacks out there, but there's some studies that link various forms of dementia to diet.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6918878/ .

Curry and Alzheimer’s Disease

https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/food-health/curry-and-alzheimers-disease

It’s always noteworthy when a scientist makes a lifestyle alteration based on the results of their own research. It means they have uncovered some information that has more than just theoretical interest. So, when Dr. Sally Frautschy, associate professor of medicine at UCLA, decided to eat curry four times a week,it seemed she was on to something. Indeed, she had become convinced by her work that curry powder, with its dose of turmeric, was potentially protective against Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists first became interested in turmeric when they noted that Alzheimer’s Disease was rare in India. Curry of course is a dietary staple there and has a history of folkloric use as a medicine. It is used as a household remedy for sprains and swellings, the kinds of conditions for which we would use anti-inflammatory drugs. That’s an interesting connection because recent evidence suggests that Alzheimer’s has an inflammatory component. The disease is characterized by a buildup of deposits in the brain made of a protein called beta-amyloid. These abnormal deposits then cause inflammation which in turn destroys cells. If curcumin, the major ingredient in turmeric, has anti-inflammatory effects, it makes sense that it might be of some help in Alzheimer’s. But there is another point that makes curcumin research worthwhile. Presently, the only way to diagnose Alzheimer’s with certainty is upon autopsy. The beta-amyloid deposits are identified using a stain called Congo red. This dye binds selectively to beta-amyloid making it visible under the microscope. Well, curcumin has a molecular structure similar to Congo red, so it is reasonable to think that it also binds to beta-amyloid. And if this is the case, maybe it can somehow inactivate the troublesome protein. This is what Dr. Frautschy decided to investigate. She injected beta-amyloid into the brains of rats to mimic Alzheimer’s, and then fed the animals a diet rich in curcumin. Indeed, the compound was absorbed from the animals’ digestive tract and made it to their brain, where it not only reduced the accumulation of beta-amyloid, but also broke down some existing deposits. Perhaps even more exciting was the observation that rats fed curcumin also performed better on maze tests than rats fed a normal diet. Recent experiments have even shown that when curcumin is added to human beta-amyloid proteins in the test tube, it prevents the protein molecules from aggregating into fibers which make up the characteristic plaque seen in Alzheimer’s patients. And the benefits of curcumin may not stop at reducing the risk of Alzheimer’s. Researchers at Leicester University in England noted that out of 500 patients diagnosed with colon cancer, only two were Asian, despite 20% of the city’s population being Asian. Could curry play a role here as well? Indeed, the incidence of colon cancer in India is much lower than that in North America. So maybe we should not be surprised that Dr. Frautschy has upped her curry intake. She says that a tablespoon of curry powder, which contains about 200 mg of curcumin, should do the trick. Anyone for curry?

There's a Ted talk on youtube where a doctor is able to reduce the effects of her husband's dementia by diet change.
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Anyway, I'm pulling for you, we're all in this together.

**GiBo** · 11-10-2022, 05:14 PM

That's horrible, man. Really sorry you guys have to go though that. HS buddy has early onset and it's just the worst disease. Serious vibes to you and your family.

**dan_pdx** · 11-10-2022, 05:42 PM

I'm so sorry to hear that Kenny. My mother was diagnosed about four years ago and I can't find the words to describe the experience for her and for us. It's been the hardest thing I've ever gone through. We have taken some heart that although she struggles with recall (she routinely asks me if I live close to my parents, have siblings, etc.), her personality hasn't changed, and we're still able to play music together (badly, in my case).

On my last visit (the one where I blocked their pocket door with toggle bolts when installing a new towel bar, I bitched about it on a different thread), my dad was trying to get rid of some extra chocolate and asked "Dan, do you and Mrs PDX eat chocolate?" I looked at him deadpan and said "exclusively." My mom got a good laugh out of that, just like she would have before her diagnosis. We try to focus on the bright moments, because there aren't as many as there used to be.

Fuck Alzheimer's with a flaming chainsaw.

Fuck Alzheimers

Fuck Alzheimers

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