I once asked if any of you knew from personal experience with loved ones what dementia is? And I pro…

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I once asked if any of you knew from personal experience with loved ones what dementia is? And I promised back then to write posts about how it started and progresses with my mom, what it is in general, and how she behaved when I hadn't yet realized what it was. Someone wrote that they'd like to read about it. Is anyone still interested?
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Ruzanna
Yes, please write about it. I think this is a relevant topic for many families… if not now, then in the future.
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katebaby2 kate
Unfortunately, I know. I think you should write about it, it would be very helpful for many people to read. Not everyone understands and accepts this illness in their loved ones.
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Yuliya
katebaby2 kate I recently told a good acquaintance of mine. We see each other rarely and only at holiday events, when such topics aren't usually brought up. So, he didn't know and was very shocked. He has no idea what it is and has never heard of it.
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Natalya
Unfortunately, I know this from 3 close people.
My uncle, at 55, suddenly lost his mind to dementia.
Expensive treatment and good doctors, but within a year, he's like a child already.
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Tatyana
Interesting!
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Iskritskaya katya
Write it, I'm curious.
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Albina
I'd love to read it.
My husband's grandma started... it's scary. I wouldn't wish it on anyone.
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Yuliya
Albina How long ago? How old is she?
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Yuliya
Natalya At 55, that's way too harsh.
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FoXy
I'd love to read it
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Natalya
Natalya Worked as a manager my whole life, never drank or smoked, my brain always worked perfectly
Then suddenly – a baby
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Olga
My grandmother shows signs of dementia, but overall she's still quite independent, she's 87. I'd love to read this.
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sofia namgaladze
You absolutely must write about it!
Unfortunately, I've experienced something similar. My uncle was diagnosed at 60, and he's really declined in the last year, now at 69. My paternal grandmother was diagnosed at 87, lived to 95, but her last 5 years were just a nightmare.
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sofia namgaladze
Are you not taking Akatinol memantine?
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Kristina Krasnova
She's not keeping anything down and won't go to the doctor.
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Savina Mari
Natalya What a nightmare, so young still
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Natalya
Natalya Yes! My husband is golden!
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Kristina Krasnova
Natalya What started it at this age?
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Natalya
Natalya I've been forgetting things and getting mixed up.
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Yuliya
Natalya Alzheimer's
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sofia namgaladze
It's a shame, of course, memantine doesn't stop all these changes well (
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Yuliya
My daughter took Akatinol, then the psychiatrist said: 'Are you feeding her Akatinol? You could have bought yourself a car with that money already, just take regular memantine.' Surprisingly, after switching to the cheaper one, she got better for a while. Maybe for some other reason, I don't know
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Irina
Natalya My dad is the same way. He had a stroke at 60 and everything went downhill from there. Now he's 65 and it's just awful.
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Natalya
Natalya No
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sofia namgaladze
The brain works in mysterious ways, we were always surprised too.
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