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Old 05-25-2003, 03:50 AM   #5
Melusine
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Join Date: January 8, 2001
Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Age: 45
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Quote:
Originally posted by Arvon:
(Grass Valley (Calif.) Union, March 30) "A Dorsey Drive convalescent facility reported that one Alzheimer's patient struck another Alzheimer's patient, but neither of them remembered the incident or wanted medical attention."
Quote:
Originally posted by Stormymystic:
???? now why didn't they remember the incident???? roflmao
That's not funny OR weird. What's next, making fun of the handicapped?
People with Alzheimers disease forget things, yes, that's the most important symptom of the disease isn't it? Some patients get aggressive too, because they realise they forget everything and I think you can imagine how frustrated and helpless that makes them feel. So THAT'S why they both forgot about the incident, and possibly also why one of them struck the other - symptoms of one of the worst illnesses there are. It's not funny or strange at all that this happened - I find it deeply sad.
I think I can guess in advance that Stormymystic didn't know what the illness was in the first place, but Arvon, surely you did? It's like saying "an incontinent peed his pants - weird huh??"
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