As Mother's 24/7 Carer, I can see just how ruthless and unforgiving Alzheimer's is.
Al/s shows no mercy. It takes a little piece of You each day until there's no more left. Al/s is some times referred to as THE LONG GOOD BYE.
It does not take only Ones's memory, Al/s takes awareness, Self confidence, and One's complete Independence. Life as it was once is over..it will never be even remotely similar. It chokes Me to see My Por Mum being swallowed up by this wretched end of Life disease.
I know in My Heart should such a horrible ending await Me in the distance, I would get off at the next stop. I'd like to know Your thought on this.
I agree too that doctors blow it off when you express concerns being younger because it's regarded as an elder only disease many times. I just take matters into my own hands and do my own research, look at trials conducted, may participate one day or try to keep up with research, medical and natural.
Johnjoe, I know you love your mom so much, but I pray you are not dying with her and mourning yourself to death. Please take the time to live too. It will help you both endure this long road. You will be in my prayers, big hugs.
Twice, I have broached the subject of my forgetfulness with 2 different doctors. Because I'm so young, they didn't take me seriously. The problem is - by the time we get diagnosed with dementia, it's too late. There seems to be a correlation of the deeper one gets into dementia, the more determined we want to live. Our Desire to 'off' ourselves is gone. It's no longer in our mind. Scary, huh?
I have read that even if you wrote a letter to yourself, you won't comprehend it when you do find it. I saw a glimpse of this - when I was watching the movie "Still Alice". I wonder if the writer of this book had researched and read a similar article that I read. So, now I know, that I may say right now, that if I have Alzh, that I will kill myself. But in reality, it most likely won't happen because my mind of today, will not be my mind at that time when I have dementia. Sad...