tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post3261807131372150924..comments2024-02-19T10:16:13.581+00:00Comments on Past Imperfect: Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-48916986291136623712008-03-19T09:42:00.000+00:002008-03-19T09:42:00.000+00:00Rashbre: I really admire his courage.Rashbre: I really admire his courage.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-68907005865237671922008-03-18T23:31:00.000+00:002008-03-18T23:31:00.000+00:00I also heard him on the radio, highly lucid and gi...I also heard him on the radio, highly lucid and giving a clear description of the challenge of the disease. The point he made about another disease refered to as 'a long illness' and the relatively low profile of Alzheimer's in terms of public awareness and research funding also presented a strong agenda. <BR/><BR/>In addition to the money, the leverage that his own profile and persona can bring to public perception is very powerful.rashbrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01138427049001650099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-90257718682839292162008-03-16T15:40:00.000+00:002008-03-16T15:40:00.000+00:00sablonneuse: let me know what you think of it ple...sablonneuse: let me know what you think of it please.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-16005555556987021152008-03-15T18:58:00.000+00:002008-03-15T18:58:00.000+00:00Yes, I watched his speech and thought he did wonde...Yes, I watched his speech and thought he did wonderfully well.<BR/>His books sound intriguing so i've just ordered some from Amazon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-47554250086738435892008-03-14T20:24:00.000+00:002008-03-14T20:24:00.000+00:00Kim: yes I did and realised I did know them - fel...Kim: yes I did and realised I did know them - fell asleep and woke up in the next programme and thought how excellent their disguises were. But I was completely fooled by the Patricia character.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-67929920381723068702008-03-14T19:45:00.000+00:002008-03-14T19:45:00.000+00:00So did you watch Mitchell and Webb in the end?So did you watch Mitchell and Webb in the end?Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-53175891069079877402008-03-14T18:33:00.000+00:002008-03-14T18:33:00.000+00:00Sam: well done your Granny. My brother became a d...Sam: well done your Granny. My brother became a danger to himself and was getting violent through his frustration. Once he went into care he just wasn't there anymore. I used to wish I had the courage to end it for him and years later when he died all my tears were spent and I just felt relieved that he would be with Mum and Dad.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-45394289841909925052008-03-14T17:50:00.000+00:002008-03-14T17:50:00.000+00:00I was shocked when I heard the other month that Te...I was shocked when I heard the other month that Terry Pratchett had Alzheimers. He is one of my favourite writers - I'll never tire of Discworld - and I saw what it did to my grandpa. It is such a cruel disease, robbing people of themselves.<BR/><BR/>My Granny was one of the founder members of Alzheimer's Scotland, and womanned its nightime hotline for many years after she really was fit to do so. Most of the time she talked to spouses or children of elderly parents, desperate, in tears and afraid of their own thoughts. Thankfully, my grandpa was always as mild as milk even when at his most lost, but my granny spoke to many many people with loved ones who would often turn violent from the changes in their brain.<BR/><BR/>It's a whole family disease, horribly tragic and I hope to God a cure is found soon.<BR/><BR/>You're right though. Nowadays, if caught early enough, medications can delay its full onset for years. I really hope this is the case for Terry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-84465195606554337182008-03-14T13:05:00.000+00:002008-03-14T13:05:00.000+00:00Kate: I couldn't agree more. Very soon my brothe...Kate: I couldn't agree more. Very soon my brother was completely unaware so he was spared some of the agony except just at first when he would realise something was wrong and cried which broke our hearts. He lasted for years and it was a perpetual bereavement. He adored my mother and died within a few days of her death.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-88629951449642584072008-03-14T12:32:00.000+00:002008-03-14T12:32:00.000+00:00I think it's the most horrible complaint there is ...I think it's the most horrible complaint there is - most times the person affected looks the same but their brain and memory have gone. To have to watch someone disintegrate from a vital positive fun-loving individual to a shell who could hardly talk is agony. The other thing is Mum was totally used up after he died and only lasted just over a year afterwards. Unfortunately people are living much longer these days and the chances are that it is a complaint that many more folk will come up against...Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16979505705280901138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-42250129886683939422008-03-14T06:56:00.000+00:002008-03-14T06:56:00.000+00:00LOM: he certainly sounded perfectly normal - what...LOM: he certainly sounded perfectly normal - whatever that is. when my brother was ill we were told there could never be a positive diagnosis until after death.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-300480535246661122008-03-14T06:31:00.000+00:002008-03-14T06:31:00.000+00:00So much for keeping your brain active, you couldn’...So much for keeping your brain active, you couldn’t have a much more active brain than his.<BR/><BR/><BR/>LOMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-60429653240928373462008-03-13T22:10:00.000+00:002008-03-13T22:10:00.000+00:00Nea and Judy: he has just sent his latest book to ...Nea and Judy: he has just sent his latest book to his publisher - which took him 2 months longer than usual because of the typing and he plans to do a book a year as long as possible.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-89064952584808708042008-03-13T21:59:00.000+00:002008-03-13T21:59:00.000+00:00Bravo to him!Bravo to him!kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-13418776140505409302008-03-13T20:28:00.000+00:002008-03-13T20:28:00.000+00:00My hat's off!My hat's off!Neahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528962078216397466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-19386830042818304002008-03-13T18:25:00.000+00:002008-03-13T18:25:00.000+00:00Kim: the government give 3% of the money they give...Kim: the government give 3% of the money they give to cancer research to Alzheimer's. Like stroke victims it is the poor relation. BTW I hope to watch that programme tonight - something and Webb?Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-1937338905830133502008-03-13T16:37:00.000+00:002008-03-13T16:37:00.000+00:00I heard a bit of this on the radio this morning. I...I heard a bit of this on the radio this morning. It's a great thing that he's choosing to raise the profile of this disease, as it is definitely one that is usually swept under the carpetKim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.com