Why have we normalized dementia and alzheimers?
'I am mine': Alzheimer's at 41 (2018)
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Re: 'I am mine': Alzheimer's at 41 (2018)
#52Very strange we have to starve people to death (while sedated) so they can have their ultimate release. We'd never do something like that to a beloved pet.
I don't get it.
Re: 'I am mine': Alzheimer's at 41 (2018)
#53Very strange we have to starve people to death (while sedated) so they can have their ultimate release. We'd never do something like that to a beloved pet. I don't get it.
We don't trust ourselves. It's long way to go
Re: 'I am mine': Alzheimer's at 41 (2018)
#54Very strange we have to starve people to death (while sedated) so they can have their ultimate release. We'd never do something like that to a beloved pet. I don't get it.
We do allow it in certain states/countries. But when it comes to dementia, it's a difficult question. A person's mind is shattered by the disease. 2 years before death, they might say "I want to die when I can't remember my childrens' names". Then 6 months later, they turn into a completely different person, forgetting everyone and refusing to see a doctor, let alone give the necessary consent to allow someone to administer the final drug.
Re: 'I am mine': Alzheimer's at 41 (2018)
#55Very strange we have to starve people to death (while sedated) so they can have their ultimate release. We'd never do something like that to a beloved pet. I don't get it.
(We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25478503)
Re: 'I am mine': Alzheimer's at 41 (2018)
#56There is also this story about Clouflares co-founder, Lee Holloway who was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. [0] https://www.wired.com/story/lee-holloway-devastating-decline...
Discussed at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22878136
Re: 'I am mine': Alzheimer's at 41 (2018)
#57There is also this story about Clouflares co-founder, Lee Holloway who was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. [0] https://www.wired.com/story/lee-holloway-devastating-decline...
My mom died of that at 67.
And now I wait in fear it will happen to me too.
That was a great article. Sad I missed the original discussion.
Re: 'I am mine': Alzheimer's at 41 (2018)
#58My paternal grandmother has Alzheimer’s, just like her mother before her, and it makes me worry for my father, myself, and my brother. I am often hyper vigilant to any perceived changes in my dad’s mental acuity and I worry that it hurts our relationship, even though I try to stay focused on the current moments I’m enjoying with him at any given time. So far all seems well with my dad other than some expected age-rel…
I hear ya. My maternal grandfather died of Alzheimer's, and my mom died of Frontotemperal Dementia at 67. I'm worried I'll get one of those, especially the latter. I'm hyper vigilant about myself as well.
Re: 'I am mine': Alzheimer's at 41 (2018)
#59Earlier quoted context omitted.
It’s pretty glib to just reduce the idea of intermittent fasting to “you don’t eat.” Intermittent fasting shouldn’t even be seen as some kind of innovation, since it’s essentially a return to how human beings have managed their metabolic processes for tens of thousands of years. It’s actually the idea of eating all day everyday that’s the innovation. We evolved to be hunter-gatherers; we had to chase down and kill an…
I am an intermittent faster as well and IF got my blood pressure back to normal after 17 years of medication. But I have my doubts regarding usefulness of IF against dementias. These are strange, autodestructive diseases. Maybe IF can lower their incidence or push them to higher age, but unlike diabetes 2nd type, I cannot believe it can reverse them.
>I cannot believe it can reverse them
Yeah definitely, I wasn’t trying to claim it was some sort of panacea. I’d be surprised too if it helped cure something like Alzheimer’s.
Still, we’re learning surprising things about how our bodies work every day, and how seemingly unrelated parts are actually very interdependent. For example, we’re now seeing that the bacteria in our guts, our microbiome there, has a range of ways it maintains our health beyond just serving our digestive tracts.
Re: 'I am mine': Alzheimer's at 41 (2018)
#60If this happened to me, I would tell my family to kill me in 1 year. We could setup an assisted suicide - I would feel it cruel to force me to live in such a state. If my family refused I would just go sky diving during month 5 and have an amazing decent down. The idea of people caring for me is worse than hell or torture. People should be allowed to die.
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