My father had it. I once asked if he knew who I was and he answered "you're either my older brother or my youngest son, but I know that you love me." That was all I really needed him to know.
They remember a certain time in life but nothing after. There was 8 of us my mom knew her first 2 kids but nobody after that and my dad she kissed every night before I put her to bed. Miss them everyday
My father had Alzheimer's for 19 years. He struggled with little to no short term memory. His biggest fear was forgetting who we were. His Blessing was he never did.
Thank-you for your comment. I think that's one of the saddest things I have ever read. I am extremely disappointed in the woman in this video...who chuckles when she asks the gentleman "Do you know if you have Alzheimer's?" ... (and she can't even pronounce it properly) ... would she be laughing if the question was "Do you know if you have Cancer?" or "Do you know if you have ALS?" WTH is wrong with this woman? If this gentleman has this disease, it's very VERY likely he doesn't understand that he is being filmed/and being broadcast on social media. Would anyone reading this be okay with be filmed/and broadcast, when you are losing your ability to remember, and comprehend?? Lady 'Care Giver'...maybe you don't really understand what CARE giver means, at all. A sad and disturbing video.
@@HeyWatchMeGo I mean, the man can likely see the camera, and having a laugh with your family member before they die is not illegal. Also, the pronunciation is a regional thing, so that's also a low and uneducated blow.
@@HeyWatchMeGo i didnt hear/see her laugh? and even if she did, its nice to had a laugh with ur family, it was probably not for the reason you think, like, shes not mean if she takes care of him everyday. shes been in the house with him for 16 months and takes him out on his wheelchair, i dont think you know what ur talking about. he was so "cute"when they were talking thats probably why she was chuckling. she probably does not wanna be all gloomy about everything, making the most of stuff. and the dad was also laughing/ smiling with her. so i dont see whats the problem. i dont think you know what CARE means, at all.
I lost my dad last year due to this, he faded so fast :( but I had this crazy thought in my head that he would remember me, I sat with him in the hospital everyday after work and would show him pictures of my roofing work, ( we used to do it together ) hoping he would remember me the nurses always told me to stay strong and don’t get upset around him as it will make him even more confused, after about 3 months i sat there while he was staring into space and I just cried cuddling him, he looked at me dead in the eyes I knew my dad was back just by the look, he said “ Louis what’s wrong? I said Dad I just want you back I miss you so much he said I know but that’s life it will all be ok don’t be upset ” he soon went back to his confused state, but i had never heard my dad call me Louis for so long, he remembered me!! Sadly I lost him a few months later oh I miss you dad, Hard working hands now at rest x
My dad didnt know any of us kids or my mom for 8 months the day he passed away for about 10 minutes he knew me my mom told us both he loved us ask how my work was going smoked a cigerette which he had forgot how to smoke then laid back down and passed that night
Ok I lost it, man life has so many blessings but it can be cruel as well. That is why you must focus on the events that give you peace of mind knowing he loved you so deeply....
@@spookville6632 I sure do, lately I miss him a lot it’s tiring being strong all the time but I have to be for my own family I know he would want me to be strong and not dwell
Saw the cutest thing a while back coming out of a movie theater. As my wife was taking a quick bathroom trip, an older gentleman in a wheelchair grabbed his caregiver's hand, kissed it, and said, "I love you so much, dear. I sure wish we were married!". She replied, "We are, sweetheart. We have been for 50 years." His face lit up with a smile. His eyes flooded with tears. So did mine.
My 85 yo mom too. Im her 24/7 caregiver. At first she was in denial. Took her a good while to accept it & would say she knew there was something wrong with her brain. Now she barely speaks, can't eat or swallow.
Even if you forget, everyone that loves you or even knows you don't forget. As long as they don't forget, you're still alive and that's worth something.
My mom had this issue. Surprisingly, the night before she died she was cognizant and very alert. Somehow I knew it would be our last conversation. Perhaps she did, too. Our last words to each other were, “I love you.”
My mum said the same happened when her nana had dementia, the last time she saw her on the day she passed away she spoke to my mum as if she didn’t have it anymore and my mum being a little girl at the time thought it meant that her nana was getting better and would be ok, she passed hours later but my mum is so thankful she had the chance to have that one last conversation with her.
My grandpa passed away from complications from Alzheimer's many years ago. My mom told me how hard it was for my dad. But after one visit when my mom and dad were walking out the door, my grandpa said, "I don't know who that young man was, but I like him."
Reminds me of my grandpa who suffered from dementia. At one time, in the latter stages, he and my grandma visited us. I was still living with my parents and brother. I was home, but my brother wasn't. A few times during that visit my grandpa asked "where's the other one". He couldn't tell us apart and often didn't know our names, but he still remembered that there were 2 of us and also that we were his grandsons. That was quite a big thing, considering he didn't even recognize one of his other grandsons.
When my dad was in about the same shape as this gentleman, I asked him the exact same question. He said yes, he knows he has it. Then I asked him "what's it like ?". He reflected for a few seconds and then said "it's peaceful". I hope this helps some of you to understand if you're wondering...
My mother died from early onset Alzhiemers (56). Peaceful is not the way I (or she) would've described it. She spent most of her time being terrified and/or confused. Its an evil, evil illness.
@@janeroberts9274 Everyone reacts differently. My first grandmother became very bitter and angry, she wouldn't allow herself to be around others, she would flip us off, say mean things. She was very confused and frustrated. However, my other grandmother found humor in it, and to this day, she will joke and laugh at herself, and bring a smile to everyone around her. It's an awful disease, but I hope that anyone who must go down that path is able to find peace within the way my second grandmother did.
I used to volunteer at a Alzheimer Care Center. One dear lady I took for a short walk pointed out the clear blue sky. And every minute or so, she'd point to it again. This became overwhelming, not because she couldn't remember that she'd already told me, but because she was right. I'd never really appreciated how blue the sky sometimes is.
Yeah at first,I was gunna be like,he's just going along with what she's saying.That next part though pretty much showed he wasn't just going along but knew what it was and knew what he had. He's lived a good long life though. If I'm so blessed to make it to that age,who the heck cares if I forget things lol. It's most sad when those young get it and die too early. Not that it's not when any of us start going down hill but there's a point,when it's no so bad as in other cases. Hopefully this doesn't come across as being insensitive.
It depends on how far along they are. Eventually they become like infants. They'll even instinctively hold your hand, like when you put your finger in a baby's hand
My auntie has dementia and she doesn’t even recognize her daughters. (Age 10 and 15)😔 She barely recognizes her husband and even so she doesn’t know he is her husband she just knows she recognizes him. She hasn’t a clue of anyone in her family and we have a really tough time visiting her because she doesn’t know us It’s really hard to see her slowly fading away and to know that we are all helpless, and her daughters really need a mum right now but they can’t when she doesn’t know who they are It’s a really horrible illness
@Amon-is-cute I'm sorry that your depressed but that's the stupidest the most selfish thing I ever heard your mom gave you life and you can choose do anything if you just focus oh well..
My grandmother had Alzheimer's and my mother decided to use it to her advantage and convince grandma she didn't smoke. When grandma asked where her cigarette's were mom told her she didn't smoke anymore. Grandma got a scowl on her face, put her hands on her hips and declared "well I sure as hell don't smoke any less." Loved my grandma.
He seems incredibly lucid at the moment. My mother didn't have that many lucid moments toward the end,or at all. You're incredibly blessed to have those moments with your father.
@Will of the people I'm so sorry that you your family and especially your grandfather have to go through this. It seems that part of minds of the suffers of Alzheimer's sufferers are aware, or any form of dementia sufferers, during the early part of the disease,or even through the whole thing? It's a horrible thought, I know. But I always saw a bit of my mother trapped in there. She became extremely lucid about a week before her death. She still had some memory gaps but she was the most "her" she'd been in years. It's was like he she,her inner being was trying to regain control. We laughed and joked. I called my brother to hurry, so that he could talk with her one last time. Before this she had been nonverbal. When something like this happens, it is a miracle but one before the end of this life. I pray that you have enough support around you. It's a rough journey. I'm typing this with tears streaming down my face because I understand. Blessings to you, and your family. I pray that your loved one passes peacefully and that you only carry the good memories with you. 💖. Life is many journeys.
Please feel free to contact me again. You may want to also look at the Alzheimer's Association. There is also Alzheimer's support group and the 24 hours hotline. I wish I had known this when I was going through it. Please don't neglect or ignore the resources available to you and your family. They're really good people out there and really good resources. 24/7 support/hepline is 8002723900 :-) sometimes it's overwhelming,or sometimes you need access to resources.
Those moments would always bring tears to my eyes with my Nana. Her last words she ever spoke to me in a moment of clarity were “You’re so gorgeous”. And she wasn’t speaking much at this point. I miss her every day!
Yeah. Don't know if a full cure can be found in the near future though. Something to slow the process a lot? Yes. But a full cure? Sadly, I am not so sure about that...
I honestly feel like I would be willing to give anything for him to get rid off this decease, even though I probably have 70 more years to live than him, I just can't look at people like that.
I watched my father die of this. I'm crying as I'm writing this. It's been 32 years it still breaks my heart to see anyone with disease. It was horrible to watch my dad go through that...
I’m right here with you on that. I took care of my grandmother until she died last year with it. Unfortunately the heartbreak will continue as my grandfather was diagnosed with it this year. I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy
@Jorge Solano it IS innocent, their mind goes back to when they were a child. These people are not miserable, they have no concept of pain and misery while they live their days believing they’re very young and having this disease doesn’t dictate whether someone is worthy of life. Just stop talking.
@Nickname I worked in a hospital in a unit with Alzheimer’s patients. This was almost 10 year’s ago. A Russian older man with Alzheimers, walked up to me, grabbed napkins from his pocket, (thinking it was money) and whispered and asked me to help him get out of there 🤣 most of them were absolutely hilarious and innocent.
Love them with my whole ❤️!!! I have two kiddos with disabilities. We live a very isolated life. Most can’t comprehend it. They say restriction provides a wonderful opportunity for spiritual growth. We are extremely blessed to have each other. I wouldn’t want to experience this journey with anyone else. They are my greatest teachers❣️🙏😇
My grandma had it. My mom and dad took care of her a couple weeks at a time when my aunts had to have a break. She would come to their house and sleep in my mom's room. Every morning my mom would go in and find ALL her bras in grandma's suitcase. My mom wore a 46DD where as grandma was about 100lbs. soaking wet. She would also sit on the couch and at the end of the hall was a mirror where couldsee her reflection. Grandma (Ruby) would say "I think I'll go talk to that Ruby down there." And she did. She was so sweet.
My grandma had alzheimer’s and she once said: “Mr. Alzheimer sounds familiar. Who’s that?” We couldnt stop laughing. There were these bittersweet moments. But overall it was very challenging for everyone involved.
I think this stay at home order for coved has the trolls trolling to see who wins the trolling race. Y'all need to chill and make your own videos to troll on and stop showing so much disrespect!! This man is STILL a man. He's not lost his manhood just because he's adorable. He is a total, absolute joyous man to watch and I'm glad Elaine has shared her time with him, with us. Thank you Elaine and Dad.. 🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️😇😇😇😇😇😍😍
At least he did something right to have his daughter by his side in his time of need granted his condition in disarray,love by his child has to a positive than being left alone he has no denial of his health the spirit of his ❤️ is still alit albeit just a flicker in comparison to his younger days.
@@Straight0uttaCrofton He still loves you , he just doesn't always recognize you at first. He's living memories of a time when he was young, and happy and free. Best wishes to you and him.
@@TruthIsAsOldAsGod If you are her caregiver be sure that you take care of youself. Get help when you need it and talk to other people who have gone thru the same thing. Best wishes.
Ok, be More patient than I was, and visit him as much as you can. Remind him of relatives and past espeiences, and try to get him out once in a while. Remind him you love him. And enjoy the visits. Pray with him too. Hang in there.
My Dad had Alzheimer's. Mum and I cared for him at home for five years then, he spent his last year in hospital. For his 90th Birthday, we brought him to the local club for a birthday party/family gathering. At that stage his condition was quite advanced, no recognition of his wife or children. No conversation for a few years. He sat in an armchair at the party, looking at everyone who went to greet him and nodding off to sleep. Back at the hospital that evening, he was put to bed at his usual time. He always used to go to sleep very early but the nurses told us, that night he stayed awake for hours.
It’s a sad disease with no known cure and it’s sad to see the effects not necessarily on the victim themselves but the people around them being forgotten
my grandmother had it and another disease i dont know what it did but it killed her i was only 8 at the time and it hurt seeing her pass away she was only in her late 50’s she seemed like a nice person from the photos i see
Took care of my Mom daily for 6 years with FTD , a form of dementia. Hers was advanced. She forgot almost everything but never forgot my name. I consider myself blessed.
@@veenaveto My dad only had some memory problems before he passed but that's probably the worst part. You remember enough to know that what you're experiencing isn't right. In some ways, being this far gone is a blessing to those who experience it.
When my mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer's she cried for days and begged me not to let her end up in care , I was at the top of my game in engineering bringing home a fantastic wage that kept my family very comfortable , but I cut my hours so that I could look after her then after 3 years she became very bad and I quit my job , I discussed it with my wife and kids and they all agreed it was the right thing to do, my wife got a part time job to cover bills and for the next 2 years I was my moms full time career. She would come and go with her memory at times I had to pretend I was someone else when she was convinced that I was still a 6 year old son and didn't recognize who I was . It is the most heartbreaking yet rewarding thing I have done in my life , she looked after me when I was young and helpless, how could I not have done the same for her when she was old and helpless . Bless you for what you're doing for your dad it's hard , lonely , heartbreaking and a lot of the time thankless but it's worth every moment
ruclips.net/video/8jQ_Ac5S45o/видео.html Mark your comment made me feel so happy. You are an amazing son truly you deserve respect. Am a Muslim and in Islam we believe that heaven under mothers feet meaning if we give them respect, love, and care God will be pleased with us and we going to be rewarded in this live and the other live. I hope you and your family live in peace and be always healthy.
Brandon Ivey I am so sorry that you’re going through that😔Alzheimer’s is one of the most heartbreaking disorders in my opinion... I can’t imagine what you must be going through. I don’t know anyone with it but I’m a psychology student so I learn quite a bit about it. I am sending love and strength to you and I hope that she is at peace and that you keep going 💕
My grandpa had extremely bad Alzheimer’s he didn’t remember anyone’s name but my grandmas and a couple days before he passed I asked him if he remembered where he met my grandma and he told me and he even remembered the exact outfit she was wearing
What I learnt about Alzheimer’s while in nursing school is that you lose your immediate memory first and your oldest memories are the last to go so you may literally not be able to remember the fact that you ate 5 minutes ago yet be able to remember every single detail of an event that happened when you were 8 years old :) I see this on a daily basis working with dementia patients in a nursing home
Elaine, as a professional health care worker and as a family caregiver in my own home, bless you for taking such great care of your dad. Thank you for your video that will help others. Dementia and Alzheimer's care is one of the most challenging of life's circumstances.
You are both so sweet. Your dad such a pleasant person. I lost my. Dad when I was 17. And he was only 49. I needed him then. Now I'm 72 and STILL DO! God love you both.
He is with you everyday my sister. Lost my mom in 2017 to lung cancer. She is with me everyday. To help ease my angst. I tell myself that God called her home as Angel's time on earth are limited and see taught me all she could
Watching this again, this time I cried. I love this man, his gentle fondness for his daughter and his trust in what she asks him. But this woman, this daughter, is so rare. Her place next to her dad is as right and natural as it should be. So nice seeing this father and daughter.
I was my mom's caregiver . years back we visited family ,freinds ,neighbors, in nursing homes . She asked me one day . If i ever get very sick don't put me in one of those places . I promised her i wouldn't and yes mom developed Alzheimer's and i took care of her until the day she passed . she was not just mom but my best friend . Until we meet again
Bless you. Our parents took care of us when we were incapable of doing so for ourselves. They sacrificed so much to raise and take care of us. The least we can do is give them a small amount of what they did for us. Too many people see the elderly as a burden. However, there are a few cultures who respect the elderly and see them as beautiful. They've done their job and now it is our turn to take care of them. This is the way it should be.
My mom had 5 long years of ovarian, uterine, and metastatic cancer. I was her number one care taker and I promised her I'd never put her in a care home and never did. In the last year, I finally had lots of help.
When my mom had Alzheimer's she said to me "I used to be the mama, but you're the mama, now". They are the sweetest, say the sweetest things that in their present condition leave you with the MOST wonderful memories and smiles.
I’m 42 years old and when I was 17 years old I started working with Alzheimer’s patients I started as a CNA I eventually ended up as a clinical coordinator for a surgical center but in the 17 years that I worked and cared for the elderly it was hands-down the most rewarding work I’ve ever done in my life just to be able to put a smile on one person’s face in a day was enough to make it all worthwhile it’s hard work both physically and emotionally and I have to commend anybody that takes care of a family member because to me that is the biggest commitment but the most beautiful gift a person can give!!!! This video was so cool to watch I commend you and may God bless you and your father!!
Watched this, cried, called my parents and told them how much I love them and what great parents they are, to which my father replied "are you watching sentimental senior videos on RUclips again and calling us again????"
I love the caring relationship you had with your father! It must have been hard to take care of him but you have been such a good daughter and he seemed like such a cute, funny, and charismatic man. Rest in peace.
I was the caregiver for a friend with Alzheimer’s and she hadn’t talked for quite a while. A group of us went Christmas carolling in the nursing home we were singing and I walked into her room and she started singing with me. There weren’t too many dry eyes in the group. I grabbed her wheelchair and took her with me singing in the hallways. It is a great memory.
Hi Elaine, my husband has Alzheimer's and also had a stroke in his frontal lobe so his reality is gone, I have been his sole caregiver for 12 years know he is doing good and although it is a hard job to do I will do it for as long as I am able to. You don't throw away anyone because they became sick. Stay strong and God Bless you and your whole family.
God bless you and your loved ones. the world needs more people like you. Keep shining, showing God's love and sharing His truth. He is always with you.
Well done Jane for understanding true love.Too many people have no respect for human life. I knkw your husband knows you are there loving him. Even if he can't show it like he would like to
This is very sweet. Both of my wife’s parents died of complications related to Alzheimer’s. My wife loved them both well for 27 years. She always felt like they were still in there somewhere. Very hard sweet road to go down. Thanks for sharing a part of your relationship with your Pop with us.
Meanwhile, I’m wasting my life with uncontrollable anxiety which makes me physically sick. I wish I had someone to talk to, someone that could actually help me.
My grandma had Alzheimer’s. I took a semester off of college to come home and care for her so my family wouldn’t put her in a nursing home. I know for some people this is a needed option, but since she was still aware of who we were and that she was in her own home I didn’t want to take that ways from her. She was aware to the very end. Her body went through the seven stages, leaving her unable to perform even basic functions, but her mind would go back and forth. She never forgot who we were (we were blessed with this) but some days she would just stare off into space and be almost unresponsive to our prompts and questions, while other days she would literally remind me of a doctor’s appointment, or that we had leftovers in the fridge from the other night. She always kept her sense of humor as well. So many people told me I was wasting my life taking time off school and that Grandma would understand, but I have never regretted a second of the time I spent with her. She took such good care of me when I was a kid and would stay with her often. She took care of everyone, and in her time of need everyone wanted to hand her off for someone else to care for. I was capable and had the rest of my life to make plans, so what was a few months (though at the time I didn’t know it would be that short) She had a fatal stroke after about 7 months and was able to die peacefully at home with family around her. I am now preparing to graduate with a Masters Degree with some of the fondest memories I’ll ever have with her. There were some rough times, yes, but I wouldn’t trade them. She was right. Sometimes they “come back to us.” It’s those times that make the hard times worth it.
You will never regret taking those few months to spend with her. Yes, your Grandma would have understood, if you were'nt able to. The gift that you gave to her was priceless. You're a good person, and don't let anyone tell you different.
You're so right. I will NE ER regret the time I took with d yuh ing loved ones. I wish I had had the strength to insist that I move in with my gramma, but uncle's put her in a nursing home.
@Technical KUTRIYAA well let's be honest if they do something that extreme they do get punished, I think it depends what country you are from to be honest
Bacon_FTW _ Woah,you dont know Him,dont say "best".If theres one thing I hate is people who's already assuming if somebody's nice or jot just from His appearance..
I'm a nurse and I think one of the hardest things that you deal with as a nurse is watching Alzheimer's take hold of someone. It effects people in so many different ways but for me watching the patients be so scared and upset but they don't know why. It's also sad to see the patients who's family doesn't come anymore because they feel like why bother? They don't know who I am anyway... It does matter and it makes a difference.
I agree 100%. Lost my grandmother to Alzheimer’s. She couldn’t talk anymore or anything, and had no idea “who” I was, but she always knew and smiled when I and my wife would visit at our usual time every week. Now my grandfather has it, and he is advancing rapidly. It’s hard seeing your family go through it, so I can empathize with people who choose the abandonment route, but in my experience they may forget who you are but they won’t forget how you make them feel
@@seanjankowski9016 I don't want to sound like I'm being judgmental bc I know that everyone deals with things differently. But I agree with you 100%. They might not know who you are but they somehow know you are there for them. It's heartbreaking
The family would stop coming if it were heart disease; it simply is a inconvenience for some people. As a 30 year RN the worse mistake I ever made (I think) is while picking up lunch trays (we all pitched in) I entered a room with a handsome man setting next to the female patient's chair it was clear he had been feeding her. I said, "Is your mother finished with her lunch sir?" He responded, "Yes, nurse, and she isn't my mother she is my wife." I was simply stunned, and ashamed. First off, I usually said something like, "Hi are you folks finished with lunch, ect. Alzheimer's Disease strips away every speck of grace, and dignity from a person. It ages a person by years. It simply robs them of their body, and mind. Unless one is willing to look deeper their beauty is missed. One doesn't need to speak, just setting next to another human is all that is required.
my grandmother has it but shes so far gone she forgets what you said 5 seconds ago and doesnt know who you are either its pretty sad. this guy in the video doesnt seem to have gone very far in to the disease fortunately for him because it really is difficult to see them lose the person they once was.
Same here..very hard seeing my grandmother deteriorate quickly..she has long term memories..it's weird..she can remember when younger but not present day .but knows names..and mine by my voice..so I still get a piece of her..
Nun Special Stating that the effects of Alzheimer’s disease get progressively worse is not overly negative; it’s a statement of fact. Stating the truth is not being overly negative. Life is not all rainbows and unicorns. Alzheimer’s is a terrible disease that is devastating to the ones inflicted by it as well as family and loved ones. It is also a progressive disease that gets worse over time.
Stating the obvious and negative. Like I said. Be glad the guy remembers anything at all. Pitiful person. Why can’t anyone on the internet be positive?
My Abuelita has Alzheimers. She's stuck in the past, she doesn't know where she is most of the time. Sometimes, she forgets my face and my name, but she remembers that she loves me very much, and every time I tell her who I am, she gives me a massive smile like she's meeting me all over again and asks me how I am, how old I am, and how I am, most of the time in that order. She's a childish Abuelita too. She'll steal cake from the fridge and deny having any while having icing smeared all over her face. She's so adorable and precious and I love her to death.
Y abuelo had alzheimer's. He couldn't remember anybody but he remembered me. When he told me who I was by name I turned and cried. Couldn't believe it. And that's after not seeing him for about 10 yrs.
Breaks my heart, lost my mom, 10 months ago to this horrible disease that is so missunderstand... she didn't know what was going on , kept begging me to help her... God Bless you all my heart is forever broken...
This comment broke my heart just to think about someone you Love not know what's happening to them and you feel helpless. God Bless you and your Family and thank God that she doesn't have to struggle anymore and He has her now.
I’m a physician that works with older folks and I’m moved by the love I see under these situations and think to myself that they weren’t always old and that they must have been great parents to foster that love in return.
You might appreciate this. I hope I can say it in the way I intend. Over the years our elderly Mother's doctor had aged along with her, which made things a little bit precarious and sometimes questionable when we'd get into the matter with him of her continuing to live well independently. It was obvious the doctor was having some resistance issues himself, which was rather endearing.
I took care of my mom for 9 years. She passed away over the summer of 2019. She was a hoot and a half even with her dementia. She was in a memory care facility the last year and a half of her life and I'll never forget one time, while we were eating dinner there, she pulled me over to her so she could whisper in my ear "Marie, the people in here have horrible memories!". LOL. She was not trying to crack a joke. Oh, mom. How I miss her. ❤
My mom passed in 2016, and with dementia. I will never forget the day when she asked if I was related to her family. My mom had so much satire and the last 6 months this horrible disease stole that too
Marie, I’m sorry for your loss. My Dad passed away from Dementia in August 2019. He was hilarious also and we were so grateful that he never lost that. When he was still verbal, during a hospital visit I was asking him if he knew how to call the nurse. (With the button) He yelled out loudly “NURSE”. 😂. Miss both of my parents everyday but so grateful that they are safe from this COVID craziness.
Well, when I first started reading and responding to comments, I was confused. Especially, when the video was sad or of something bad. I would question whether to put a thumbs up about a news clip if someone who was attacked. After reading more and more Comments, I realized the thumbs up is saying, Thanks for sharing. I only give thumbs down, if I believe the video is very bad to even share, or a comment is bullying someone. Other than that, I may not leave anything, if I just disagree with the comments, but they are just opinion not hateful. Hope this helps. 😇
@@FatJoeFilms She is saying Old Timers and alot of the elderly would agree to that as being a little fuzzy due to old age. Ask him again using real term and he may not be as agreeable.
I disliked it because it caused dislike in my heart....I cannot like what this family is going through. I have love and respect but I cannot like this.
Your dad is awesome, I was only 17 years old when my grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s she raised me when my mother failed to uphold her position as a mother, I was a senior in high school my grandmother and I chose to keep her condition as secret as long as we could as she would say to me “Mike I want to stay home with you as long as I can please don’t let them put me in a nursing home” so before I went to school in the morning and before anyone showed up to the house I would make sure everything “looked normal” I biggest thing was she would have a accident though out the night in bed some nights so she and I would get her in the shower, clean clothes on, the bed sheets in the washer along with her night clothes, then dried and back on the bed. It was a lot for a young man, but I would do it again a million times over!! One day I ran home from work at lunch to fix her something to eat “I went to work right after graduating school” and she was sitting at the table in her usual chair so I bend over to get a cooking pot from under the sink when she all of a sudden stood up and hammer fisted me in the side of the head slamming my head into the sink busting my lip! I mean she rung my bell her at 75 pounds at 5 foot tall and almost knocked me out! I said granny why did you do that she said “They told me to kill you” she had the look of a killer in her eyes, she went out the side door, she had a double bitted axe hidden behind a bush to kill me with, I got it and threw it over in the hay field when she wasn’t looking, I then went inside to call her sister who had power of attorney the whole time I was on the phone she was trying to wrap the phone receiver cord around my neck to choke me. I went outside and stayed away for about 20 minutes because I knew she would be fine in a few minutes. I came back in and she said “Lord what happened your shirt has blood all over it” I asked you don’t remember? She said remember what? So I told her she started crying, and saying she was sorry I said no granny it’s ok you didn’t mean to, she said I think it’s time I go to the nursing home before I kill you!! We both sit at the kitchen table and had the biggest laugh about how she beat me up. She was my angel when she was living, and now she has been watching over me from heaven since 1993.
@Mary Nova I feel your love, I'm going through this with my mom now. With Covid-19 breakout, I ya e been home and my mom moved in with me after leaving my brother's. I'm worried about what is too come. She says she wants to go into a nursing home or die. Doesn't like this !!! But my husband and I don't want her in the nursing home because it would shorten her life span. She she lives with us through our construction. 😔😥
I don't know that you will see this five years on, but it's wonderful to see the love, the honesty, the communication, the warmth and smiles. I had two aunts in their 90s with dementia. One still remembered my name, the other knew I was family but couldn't place me. Their faces lit up when we visited. They spent their lives looking after their families, their neighbours, friends, colleagues - they were so generous with everyone. We can still learn a lot from people even in advanced years and with memories fading. Thankfully both my aunts retained a sense of humour to the end so we always found some little thing to make us laugh. I miss them a lot and was pleased to be able to visit them all the times I did.
A crowd gathered to celebrate my grandmother’s 90th birthday. In her excitement, she smiled and said, “Well look-e here! My relatives have all come to see me and I don’t know a single one of them.” It was a good day.
I worked in a hospital in a unit with Alzheimer’s patients. This was almost 10 year’s ago. A Russian older man with Alzheimers, walked up to me, grabbed napkins from his pocket, (thinking it was money) and whispered and asked me to help him get out of there 🤣 most of them were absolutely hilarious and innocent
OMG that is sad/funny. I can relate. My Dad lived to 97 and we took care of him at the end. He didn't have diagnosed dementia, etc. but he definitely had fluctuating cognitive stuff happening. He was always looking for his wallet and shoes, like he was expecting his 'ride'. He was transplanted at my brother's house and missed his home turf.. I tried to make him feel better one day, by 'playing along' that I would 'drive him home'.. in that case, it back-fired. But all-in-all we created some great and funny moments together over those 1 1/2 years taking care of him.
A hospital in Germany had a lot of dementia patients trying to escape back home so they came up with a unique solution: they built a fake bus stop in front of the hospital. Periodically staff would co to the bus stop and invite the patients to wait for their bus inside where it was warm and they could have a cup of coffee while they waited. source: www.fastcompany.com/1598472/uncommon-act-design-fake-bus-stop-helps-alzheimers-patients
Nawww... bless his heart. 🥰 It's so hard to watch them slowly slip away from you, but the moments they did come back, if only for a moment. Warms your heart.
@@ziggytheman5695 - My Dad became really mad at me, and I think he thought I was holding him hostage.. when he realized I didn't drive him 'home'. He felt I betrayed him that day.. he even (in his fog) said to me that maybe he should dis-own me. That hurt, even knowing his state. Many other days outshined that. Thankfully. But.. he did have the apparently very popular engrained state of "waiting for his ride." One of the most bitter-sweet.. he had his shoes and wallet, sitting down in the chair - called us all in to "Thank us" and tell us "You've all been great. I wish you the best." -- until an hour or so later, it's time for lunch.. and so it goes :)
Thanks for caring for your dad. I know that he must really appreciate it. I think we owe our parents a debt of gratitude for taking care of us when we were helpless. Thanks for paying it back to your dad.
He is so cute. Dementia and Alzheimers are so hard on everyone- patients, caregivers, loved ones...its a nightmare, a truly awful disease. Hats off to you for being a loving caretaker to your dad- it takes so much strength. God bless you and your family
I'm a cna and I'm also a activites coordinator/director for a memory care unit. It's not easy at all it's the hardest job. I've had to do but most the rewarding job I've ever had. I love all my resdients. I've herd and seen so many stories. It's just a blessing I'm able to be apart of that with them and their families. Its rewarding to have them trust you so much. I'm honestly blessed with those life experiences. The disease is terrible but they are so loving and sweet all in their own ways.
@@Bella-Rose. It is a vocation that is why you love your job. I was a carer myself. It hard when one of the residents passes away is as if one of your blood family members has passed away. The bond carers have with their patients is more than their own children or relatives. God bless you Bella
@@fredylucas2484Amen thank you very much and your absolutely right. We also see them more then some of their own family members that's why the bond is so close. I unfortunately received news that one of my resdients had passed away today. It was quite a rough morning for me It was heart breaking but I know she was suffering. Thank you very much for your kind words. 🙏
I took care of my mom for over 3 years, till she passed, and I miss those days. We had a lot of fun. She was always concerned about money, if she had enough. I reassured her and told her she could buy anything she wants. What do you want mom, I’ll go and buy it for you. After thinking hard she says « A plane ». Lol, I was not expecting that. Then I offer her a glass of water « what is this? » « water ». « What? We’re rich and we drink water?!!? Oh how I miss that lovely planet... love to all you caregivers 🥰
For those who can do that care, good. For those sufferers whose disease takes a turn in certain ways, such as combativeness, or roaming at night, or urinating on plants or into corners in spite of incontinence garments, or scratching itches and then wiping fecal matter on any surrounding surface...many more...it can cause caregiver burnout so thank God for the various levels of professional care
Some of us don't have that choice, however. My very loved Grandfather passed away 3+ years ago and I still feel guilt for making that choice for him. I know he wouldn't want me too, and I know he'd understand and that is all the judgment that matters. Those who judge someone for making that choice do not have any clue how bad it gets. This man in the video is not in the late stage yet. A late stage Alzheimer's patient (if they live that long) requires AT LEAST 2 people to care for them if not more. It is NOT PHYSICALLY POSSIBLE for one person to do it. I could give you details but it wouldn't matter. It's one of those things you'd have to live to really get.
K N Amen! Thank you so much for your comment. I, like you, lived it. My sister and I tried to care for my mom at home in her late stages of Alzheimer’s/Dementia, but couldn’t. Even with the two of us it was impossible. Especially because my sister & I are Lupus patients and my sister was on dialysis 3 x’s per week. My mom then forgot how to chew and swallow and ended up with a feeding tube, etc. Beyond sad, but even sadder, people judge from the outside lookin in and have noooo idea how rough that illness is. God bless you always.
Last time I saw my grandpa he didn’t remember much of anything. A couple days later we were told he was dying and the last photo that was taken of him was when for a few seconds he remembered looked at my mom and reached out for her hand. That was one of our last memories. A photo of him holding my moms hand.
Your Dad is so cute. I love your relationship. My Grandma has it and knows she has something wrong, but every time I ask her/ tell her she has Alzheimer’s disease, she gets huffy and asks “who told you that?!”
I believe my mom has the early stage of dementia,and she's been told by a doctor,but she does not believe it. I have seen a bit of a stare recently,and confused looks.
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I have partial blockages in the veins entering my brain and its affecting my short term and long term memory. Kind of scary. I told my husband that even when I forget who he is in the future, I'll still know that I love him and he loves me. I asked him if he'd still love me when I become totally incontinent-that dear man said "oh yes"! Gotta love a man like that!
I love that you wrote “if you don’t laugh, you’ll cry” because that is so very true when it comes to this disease. We laughed so much with momma and at the things she would say while she was still with us, if not, it would have been complete torture on all of us because she wasn’t the mom who had raised us but we loved her nonetheless. God bless you and your lovely daddy, Norm!
HELLO ELAINE AND NORM...I HAVE WORKED WITH DEMENTIA, AND ALZHEIMER PATIENTS FOR 15 PLUS YEARS. MY CHILDREN GREW UP GOING TO ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES AND MY DAUGHTER GREW UP TO LOVE THE SAME LINE OF WORK. IT IS THE MOST REWARDING JOB. YOU CANNOT GO WRONG MEETING NEW PEOPLE, FOR THEM TO EVENTUALLY LOVE YOU AND BECOME A PART OF YOUR LIFE, AN EXTENDED FAMILY, IF YOU WILL. AS THE STAGES CHANGE, IT GETS HARDER, BUT IT IS THE MOST REWARDING FEELING KNOWING YOU ARE TAKING THE BEST CARE OF THEM, AND LOVING THEM RIGHT TILL IT IS THERE TIME, TO WALK THROUGH THE GATES OF HEAVEN.YOUR DADS JUST THE CUTEST FELLA! I AM SO HAPPY, YOU ARE TRULY ENJOYING THE PATH WITH HIM, AND THAT HE HAS SUCH A CAPABLE, LOVING DAUGHTER. YOU BOTH ARE TRULY BLESSED. THX FOR SHARING.
When I was in hospital with COVID, a elderly lady in my bay with dementia kept calling out to me saying “Maddie are you there” “Maddie can you hear me” “Maddie are you with me”. She started screaming Maddie’s name. I found out from the nurse Maddie was her granddaughter, so when she called out again i said “Nan I’m here I’m with you, we can fight this together”. She calmed down instantly and we had a great chat and laugh. With the many hospital stays as a patient with a chronic illness I’ve learnt with dementia patients; sometimes it’s kinder to pretend to give them peace and sprinkle of hope ❤️
They say you aren’t supposed to lie to them, but if it brings them comfort in the moment I don’t see what’s so wrong. Bless you for bringing her peace while yourself weren’t well💜
@@mandyolson7016 actually there are papers from Geriatric Psychiatrists that say you can & should play along with them if it keeps them happy. it serves no purpose to re-orientate them to truths that will distress them, if they are happy with the thoughts they are having, or in this case, being comforted by thinking Maddie was there. Why purposely cause them distress, let them be content & enjoy the memories they are having. It was some interesting reading, as a person who's grampa has dementia & seeing how different family members treat him & how that makes him feel/behave.
I worked at a nursing home cleaning and I'm not sure if the lady had dementia or alzheimer's. But she was confused slot and couldn't remember where she was or what was going on. The nurses/cnas social services lady pretty much all staff would just walk right past her and ignore her. I would stop every time and go to help her. She would be so great ful and ask me to tuck her in. So I would take off her shoes and tuck her in and let her know everything is going to be ok and I'll stay till she fell asleep. My heart broke one day as she said the only reason I'm not giving up is because of you. I had to go on my break after and cry in my car. Kindness doesn't take away anything from you, it cost nothing and it just takes a few seconds. Heck I used to be extremely mean and a bully but I'm learning and I'm changing to be a better person. I love being nice.
Your love observed between you and Dad is amazing! Thank you for giving him peace, joy and unconditional acceptance during this disease process. Thank you for this beautiful gift of sharing such an open dialogue with each other.
anastasia10017 You should still visit even though it is difficult. My mother had dementia. I would say to myself, I don't visit her because she knows who I am. I visit her because I know who she is. This helped me get through some very difficult times.
I'm sorry...I know how difficult it is ....I truly believe that deep within their souls they know you are there and who you are. Sending you a hug filled with strength and comfort.
Elaine Rusk . I belive that to , only in the last stages it s hard to even have a face expression and talk and things. Saw a very intresting documentary on Altzimers and what happened to the brain , how it was for the pasient and the stages. Understood so mush more after seing that. I m sure they know, but they can t show it after a while. The worst would be to be alone with altzaimer. The best would be to have family spend time together , read stories, newspaper and give a back rub maby or listen to music , sit in the sunn and do things with them that they used to like. When I was in a liver coma , I can remember knowing my mom and dad was there talking to me. I answered , but they didn t here me ! So I belive Altzaimer people also knows and feals mush more than we think ... it have to be very tough for the care taker and the pasient!
My grandpa had Alzheimer. He didn't remember my uncle who was his caregiver. However he remembered me and my family each time we visited him. He had a hard time doing that but seemed always to remember our names without any help. I miss him so much he passed away in late 2017. RIP grandpa. You'll always be loved. ❤️
I love the relationship you have with your dad. He is so blessed to have you and you are so blessed to have him. You both seem like people it would be an honor to know.
I have a similar thing with my mum....I'm the youngest son and I'm 54 my mum is 95....but she doesn't remember having me and she thinks she's 54!! She also constantly asks where her mum is and if she's moved house! Her short term memory is good for about 2 minutes if we are lucky.....good luck and god bless you....
Same experience , i went up to my father back in 2010 before he passed. I said Dad do you know who i am. He said "No , Who are you?" Than i got my mom who he was married to for 60 years and he said "You look familiar but i don't think we've meet" very heart breaking.
Josh Bates how long did it took her to forget who you are? Because my grandmother has it since 5 years and she still speaks perfectly all walks and she remembers who everyone is and ever knows that someone is new in the family (newborn) and knows hes name also but she is totally lost in this world. She keeps asking my grandfather, what day it is and so, and if there is something important that happened or that will happen soon like someones or her birthday, she will constantly ask when it is and how much days until it is and bla bla bla and my grandfather gets crazy. I don’t understand how he can sustain that because its really exhausting to live with her. And also, and thats why she isn’t in a hospital or care thing like the guy in the video, when you want to take her to the doc or hospital or just try to talk about her problems (she doesn’t know that she has Alzheimer) she gets agressive and if you try to get her by force to the doctor she will pull and do everything she can against it because she doen’t want to know that she has a problem, altho she somehow knows it deep inside her, but doesn’t acknowledges it.
This is lovely. My grandmother, who passed away recently at the grand age of 99, had vascular dementia. A few days before her death, as she was being prepared for surgery on her broken hip, my Mum told her that I sent my love. Now she hadn’t known who I was for several years, so we didn’t expect much other than to let her know that someone cared about her, but suddenly she had a moment of clarity and she knew. Mum phoned me right away and I got to talk to my grandmother, properly. It is something I’ll always remember and it was such a wonderful blessing. As was the timing of her death, just before the pandemic, so I was able to go to France where she lived, and see her, hold her hand and tell her I loved her, before we buried her next to my grandfather. She would have been 100 on April 6th, and she was one of the most wonderful humans I’ve ever had the privilege to know.
My grandma was diagnosed in November of 2005 with "immediate onset Alzheimer's". We got all the family together and spent a few hours with her at Christmas of that year. Every once in a while she would contribute to the conversation, but mostly just sat watching and smiling. As we were all saying good-bye, she grabbed my hand, looked me in the eye and said, "My brain doesn't know you, but my heart does and it loves you very much." She didn't say anything like that to anyone else. She drew back when my cousins went to hug her.
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I once asked my dialysis patient how long he’d had Alzheimer’s. He said, “as long as I can remember.” He was adorable.
Jarrod D lul
Is he fucking dead now
@@vanomxly ...
Did he say it as a joke or was it dead pan?
If the former I respect his attitude big time
@@vanomxly what is wrong with you
My father had it. I once asked if he knew who I was and he answered "you're either my older brother or my youngest son, but I know that you love me." That was all I really needed him to know.
My grandpa has dementia, a few days ago I heard him yelling for someone in the Vietnam war he was friends with. :(
@@thesily Stay strong for him, best wishes to you and your grandpa
Ohhhhhhh
When we know someone loves us we have all we need.
They remember a certain time in life but nothing after. There was 8 of us my mom knew her first 2 kids but nobody after that and my dad she kissed every night before I put her to bed. Miss them everyday
My father had Alzheimer's for 19 years. He struggled with little to no short term memory. His biggest fear was forgetting who we were. His Blessing was he never did.
Thank-you for your comment.
I think that's one of the saddest things I have ever read.
I am extremely disappointed in the woman in this video...who chuckles when she asks the gentleman "Do you know if you have Alzheimer's?" ... (and she can't even pronounce it properly) ... would she be laughing if the question was "Do you know if you have Cancer?" or "Do you know if you have ALS?"
WTH is wrong with this woman? If this gentleman has this disease, it's very VERY likely he doesn't understand that he is being filmed/and being broadcast on social media.
Would anyone reading this be okay with be filmed/and broadcast, when you are losing your ability to remember, and comprehend??
Lady 'Care Giver'...maybe you don't really understand what CARE giver means, at all.
A sad and disturbing video.
@@HeyWatchMeGo she's raising awareness....
@@HeyWatchMeGo I think you're replying to the wrong comment thread
@@HeyWatchMeGo I mean, the man can likely see the camera, and having a laugh with your family member before they die is not illegal. Also, the pronunciation is a regional thing, so that's also a low and uneducated blow.
@@HeyWatchMeGo i didnt hear/see her laugh? and even if she did, its nice to had a laugh with ur family, it was probably not for the reason you think, like, shes not mean if she takes care of him everyday. shes been in the house with him for 16 months and takes him out on his wheelchair, i dont think you know what ur talking about. he was so "cute"when they were talking thats probably why she was chuckling. she probably does not wanna be all gloomy about everything, making the most of stuff. and the dad was also laughing/ smiling with her. so i dont see whats the problem. i dont think you know what CARE means, at all.
I lost my dad last year due to this, he faded so fast :( but I had this crazy thought in my head that he would remember me, I sat with him in the hospital everyday after work and would show him pictures of my roofing work, ( we used to do it together ) hoping he would remember me the nurses always told me to stay strong and don’t get upset around him as it will make him even more confused, after about 3 months i sat there while he was staring into space and I just cried cuddling him, he looked at me dead in the eyes I knew my dad was back just by the look, he said “ Louis what’s wrong? I said Dad I just want you back I miss you so much he said I know but that’s life it will all be ok don’t be upset ” he soon went back to his confused state, but i had never heard my dad call me Louis for so long, he remembered me!! Sadly I lost him a few months later oh I miss you dad, Hard working hands now at rest x
Thank you for sharing. 💙
Peace to you.
My dad didnt know any of us kids or my mom for 8 months the day he passed away for about 10 minutes he knew me my mom told us both he loved us ask how my work was going smoked a cigerette which he had forgot how to smoke then laid back down and passed that night
Ok I lost it, man life has so many blessings but it can be cruel as well. That is why you must focus on the events that give you peace of mind knowing he loved you so deeply....
@@spookville6632 I sure do, lately I miss him a lot it’s tiring being strong all the time but I have to be for my own family I know he would want me to be strong and not dwell
Seems like in spite of the disease he still has laughter.
Ignorance is bliz
Laughter is the best medicine.
A lot of the time they're still themselves in terms of personality
Armando except if that ignorance is caused by Alzheimer’s.
@@draketurcotte4760
Lighten up, ignorance is bliss even in Alzheimer as the positive of such a fallen pain is the person is not worried about it.
Saw the cutest thing a while back coming out of a movie theater. As my wife was taking a quick bathroom trip, an older gentleman in a wheelchair grabbed his caregiver's hand, kissed it, and said, "I love you so much, dear. I sure wish we were married!". She replied, "We are, sweetheart. We have been for 50 years." His face lit up with a smile. His eyes flooded with tears. So did mine.
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I'm ugly crying now 😭😭😭 but thanks for this
Oh that's just beautiful. He'd choose her all over again. Oh my heart ❤
My late husband would say, "I know I love you 💞, but I can't remember what your name is right now" ..
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My 85 yo mom too. Im her 24/7 caregiver. At first she was in denial. Took her a good while to accept it & would say she knew there was something wrong with her brain. Now she barely speaks, can't eat or swallow.
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@@gabriellacompean3855 hope everything gets better for you & your mom
It is as if overnight my forgetfulness gets worse. I'm 73 and still laughing it off but it's getting more difficult lying to myself.
im praying for you sir, may the Lord bless you and keep you.
Mike, I'm 80 and forget a lot, some times I want to forget, juts keep laughing it off and you'll be fine. Bless you😇😇
Try get help sooner rather than later my man. Stay strong... Easy to say hard to do.
Even if you forget, everyone that loves you or even knows you don't forget. As long as they don't forget, you're still alive and that's worth something.
What I’m going to do with myself, I’m much younger and i forget the simplest things if there is something outside of my daily work routine
My wonderful dad had Alzheimer's. One day we asked him a question. He said, "Don't ask me, I have Alzheimer's, I don't know shit."
What a guy 😂, I've suffered with depression for a while now and sometimes I'll jokingly use a similar excuse when it's my turn to do the dishes.
Lol
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣bless his heart
Lost my dad years ago but this sounds exactly like something he would've said❣
😂😂😂😂 I just had to...... I'm STILL laughing!👍
When your Dad smiled, I could see what he looked like when he was young.
Yea I could too
Your right man
holy shit bro 🤯
it was like a flash of his youth.
pearly whites are overrated.
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My mom had this issue. Surprisingly, the night before she died she was cognizant and very alert. Somehow I knew it would be our last conversation. Perhaps she did, too. Our last words to each other were, “I love you.”
That's heartbreaking, but I'm glad you got to make one final good memory.
That is very beautiful
My mum said the same happened when her nana had dementia, the last time she saw her on the day she passed away she spoke to my mum as if she didn’t have it anymore and my mum being a little girl at the time thought it meant that her nana was getting better and would be ok, she passed hours later but my mum is so thankful she had the chance to have that one last conversation with her.
that's called terminal lucidity. it happens and it can be freaky.
@@Whateveryouwantittobe_ I'd say it's a blessing, one last eternal gift💞
My grandpa passed away from complications from Alzheimer's many years ago. My mom told me how hard it was for my dad. But after one visit when my mom and dad were walking out the door, my grandpa said, "I don't know who that young man was, but I like him."
Even without « knowing you » you were a good kid a his eye and that’s the matters.
Love it...
Aw
That's so bittersweet..
Reminds me of my grandpa who suffered from dementia. At one time, in the latter stages, he and my grandma visited us. I was still living with my parents and brother. I was home, but my brother wasn't. A few times during that visit my grandpa asked "where's the other one". He couldn't tell us apart and often didn't know our names, but he still remembered that there were 2 of us and also that we were his grandsons. That was quite a big thing, considering he didn't even recognize one of his other grandsons.
When my dad was in about the same shape as this gentleman, I asked him the exact same question. He said yes, he knows he has it. Then I asked him "what's it like ?". He reflected for a few seconds and then said "it's peaceful". I hope this helps some of you to understand if you're wondering...
My mother died from early onset Alzhiemers (56). Peaceful is not the way I (or she) would've described it. She spent most of her time being terrified and/or confused. Its an evil, evil illness.
@@janeroberts9274 Everyone reacts differently. My first grandmother became very bitter and angry, she wouldn't allow herself to be around others, she would flip us off, say mean things. She was very confused and frustrated. However, my other grandmother found humor in it, and to this day, she will joke and laugh at herself, and bring a smile to everyone around her. It's an awful disease, but I hope that anyone who must go down that path is able to find peace within the way my second grandmother did.
That kind of helps me because getting Alzheimers or dementia is one of my greatest fears. Thanks for sharing.
My grandma does seem to be quiet and happy all the tome
@@janeroberts9274 😥😥
That is the cutest old man I’ve ever seen.
I know old people r so much cuter than babys in my opinion
@@RUclipsuser-jc4ni agree
shwu6x7s 2837ej Until you have to take care of them.
@@her5182 same goes with baby's i suppose
He kinda reminds me of the guy in UP lolll so cute
He reminds me of the guy in up. Honestly Norm you're an angel.
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Ben E that sound really bad you know that right
@@slush6355 only to you
That was my first thought too. He’s adorable and his daughter is beautiful in the way she is caring for him!
....awwww Carl Fredrickson 💜
I used to volunteer at a Alzheimer Care Center. One dear lady I took for a short walk pointed out the clear blue sky. And every minute or so, she'd point to it again. This became overwhelming, not because she couldn't remember that she'd already told me, but because she was right. I'd never really appreciated how blue the sky sometimes is.
When he said "Loss of memory" it made me cry. There's so much of them still there. That's what we have to realize.
Yeah at first,I was gunna be like,he's just going along with what she's saying.That next part though pretty much showed he wasn't just going along but knew what it was and knew what he had. He's lived a good long life though. If I'm so blessed to make it to that age,who the heck cares if I forget things lol. It's most sad when those young get it and die too early. Not that it's not when any of us start going down hill but there's a point,when it's no so bad as in other cases. Hopefully this doesn't come across as being insensitive.
Same😭
Q*bert well it’s also very sad because some people forget who there kids are );
Char west: I had the same reaction.
It depends on how far along they are. Eventually they become like infants. They'll even instinctively hold your hand, like when you put your finger in a baby's hand
For everyone talking shit, he has Alzheimer’s and doesn’t remember asking
chadgaming360 YT at first I read that as “taking a shit” and since I’m on the toilet I thought it applied to me
Brien Ahern as i reread my comment i read it as that too XD
Brien Ahern lol i am reading this while taking a shit
Wait who was talking shit, that is trashy. This innocent old man is getting hate for no reason?
I am taking a shit rn
I’m sure (almost)everyone’s worst fear is to have your own parents not remember you
Yes, and my siblings and I are going through this now.
But then I can finally kms and not feel as guilty
My mom is dead and my dad sucks. I couldn't care less. In fact I would prefer it
My auntie has dementia and she doesn’t even recognize her daughters. (Age 10 and 15)😔
She barely recognizes her husband and even so she doesn’t know he is her husband she just knows she recognizes him.
She hasn’t a clue of anyone in her family and we have a really tough time visiting her because she doesn’t know us
It’s really hard to see her slowly fading away and to know that we are all helpless, and her daughters really need a mum right now but they can’t when she doesn’t know who they are
It’s a really horrible illness
@Amon-is-cute I'm sorry that your depressed but that's the stupidest the most selfish thing I ever heard your mom gave you life and you can choose do anything if you just focus oh well..
My grandmother had Alzheimer's and my mother decided to use it to her advantage and convince grandma she didn't smoke. When grandma asked where her cigarette's were mom told her she didn't smoke anymore. Grandma got a scowl on her face, put her hands on her hips and declared "well I sure as hell don't smoke any less." Loved my grandma.
that is too cute
I liked your comment !
Got a laugh outta me. Thanks.
Poor grandma. At least let her have her ciggies
Alzheimer’s < ciggs
He seems incredibly lucid at the moment. My mother didn't have that many lucid moments toward the end,or at all. You're incredibly blessed to have those moments with your father.
@Will of the people I'm so sorry that you your family and especially your grandfather have to go through this. It seems that part of minds of the suffers of Alzheimer's sufferers are aware, or any form of dementia sufferers, during the early part of the disease,or even through the whole thing? It's a horrible thought, I know. But I always saw a bit of my mother trapped in there. She became extremely lucid about a week before her death. She still had some memory gaps but she was the most "her" she'd been in years. It's was like he she,her inner being was trying to regain control. We laughed and joked. I called my brother to hurry, so that he could talk with her one last time. Before this she had been nonverbal. When something like this happens, it is a miracle but one before the end of this life.
I pray that you have enough support around you. It's a rough journey. I'm typing this with tears streaming down my face because I understand. Blessings to you, and your family. I pray that your loved one passes peacefully and that you only carry the good memories with you. 💖. Life is many journeys.
Please feel free to contact me again. You may want to also look at the Alzheimer's Association. There is also Alzheimer's support group and the 24 hours hotline. I wish I had known this when I was going through it. Please don't neglect or ignore the resources available to you and your family. They're really good people out there and really good resources. 24/7 support/hepline is 8002723900 :-) sometimes it's overwhelming,or sometimes you need access to resources.
Will of the people Sheldon tweedie is a fraud
@@chalmuns8571 why do you say that?
Those moments would always bring tears to my eyes with my Nana. Her last words she ever spoke to me in a moment of clarity were “You’re so gorgeous”. And she wasn’t speaking much at this point. I miss her every day!
He's so sweet!
Morgan Lemons you’re everywhere
Ikr
he´s dead /_\
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My god do I have alzheimer why do I keep seeing you.....
Darkmatter Designs That would be a severe case of deja vu.
we need to find a cure to Alzheimer's... such a sad thing to watch someone go through
You mean Alltimer's
Valueless Dollar no it's Alzheimer's. learn how to spell
TheMeatballMen music
Yeah. Don't know if a full cure can be found in the near future though. Something to slow the process a lot? Yes. But a full cure? Sadly, I am not so sure about that...
TheMeatballMen now no one knows how i got so many likes
Taking care of a life full time who needs help is the most admirable thing someone can do. You’re a hero.
Much love & respect for you both.
Man forgets he has Alzheimer’s, remembers everything
Man remembers he has Alzheimer's, doesn't have Alzheimer's by proof of contradiction
Man forgets he’s blind, can see again
Man forgets he died, he gets revived
Man forgets he is man, is now one with eternity
Outstanding move.
This made me cry not sure why but he seems like such a sweetheart
He's adorable
I honestly feel like I would be willing to give anything for him to get rid off this decease, even though I probably have 70 more years to live than him, I just can't look at people like that.
@@HiJack3r sadly this disease is isn't curable.
it made you cry because of empathy
@@judgedbytime thanks for stating the obvious
Your dad is so lucky he’s got a special caring person like you,
@Hammerschlägen M dude, who abused you? Probably other kids for your giant ass Viking name...
@@mannyheffley9551 What the hell are you both talking about lmao i'm laughing so hard
@@LeVraiDams his name. Look at that abomination.
@@LeVraiDams the dude's name that I replied to
he ded now
I watched my father die of this. I'm crying as I'm writing this. It's been 32 years it still breaks my heart to see anyone with disease. It was horrible to watch my dad go through that...
I am so sorry
I’m right here with you on that. I took care of my grandmother until she died last year with it. Unfortunately the heartbreak will continue as my grandfather was diagnosed with it this year. I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy
I feel your pain and I am so sorry for your loss. I hope he lived a great life
This made me cry.. your dad even though he’s sick here, he has a sweet innocence about him..
🥺 and this video is from 5 years ago so he's probably gone now 😭
@Jorge Solano it IS innocent, their mind goes back to when they were a child. These people are not miserable, they have no concept of pain and misery while they live their days believing they’re very young and having this disease doesn’t dictate whether someone is worthy of life. Just stop talking.
@Nickname I worked in a hospital in a unit with Alzheimer’s patients. This was almost 10 year’s ago. A Russian older man with Alzheimers, walked up to me, grabbed napkins from his pocket, (thinking it was money) and whispered and asked me to help him get out of there 🤣 most of them were absolutely hilarious and innocent.
Love them with my whole ❤️!!! I have two kiddos with disabilities. We live a very isolated life. Most can’t comprehend it. They say restriction provides a wonderful opportunity for spiritual growth. We are extremely blessed to have each other. I wouldn’t want to experience this journey with anyone else. They are my greatest teachers❣️🙏😇
My grandma had it. My mom and dad took care of her a couple weeks at a time when my aunts had to have a break. She would come to their house and sleep in my mom's room. Every morning my mom would go in and find ALL her bras in grandma's suitcase. My mom wore a 46DD where as grandma was about 100lbs. soaking wet.
She would also sit on the couch and at the end of the hall was a mirror where couldsee her reflection. Grandma (Ruby) would say "I think I'll go talk to that Ruby down there." And she did. She was so sweet.
My grandma had alzheimer’s and she once said: “Mr. Alzheimer sounds familiar. Who’s that?” We couldnt stop laughing. There were these bittersweet moments. But overall it was very challenging for everyone involved.
my grandma currently has alzheimer’s, and just forgot how to walk. she lives with us, and the disease runs in our family
My great mamaw had Alzheimer’s but I never got to meet her
n1ck I’m sorry
@@n1kolaos stay strong.. I'll pray for your family🙏🏻
n1ck I hope you don’t get it bro💯🙏🏽
This Dad is adorable, so glad he's blessed with a caregiver like his daughter, he is blessed.
I think this stay at home order for coved has the trolls trolling to see who wins the trolling race. Y'all need to chill and make your own videos to troll on and stop showing so much disrespect!! This man is STILL a man. He's not lost his manhood just because he's adorable. He is a total, absolute joyous man to watch and I'm glad Elaine has shared her time with him, with us. Thank you Elaine and Dad.. 🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️😇😇😇😇😇😍😍
You folks really need to relax. She didn't say he was a helpless imbecile, she said he was adorable, a perfectly acceptable adjective , in my opinion.
I agree. Some people are adorable
At least he did something right to have his daughter by his side in his time of need granted his condition in disarray,love by his child has to a positive than being left alone he has no denial of his health the spirit of his ❤️ is still alit albeit just a flicker in comparison to his younger days.
Once A man ,twice A child if you are bless with long life
My dad had this. It broke my heart when he didn't recognize me anymore. He thought I was his brother. I just let him think that and he was satisfied.
my dad has begun to call me "Bill" (his older brother). usually he corrects himself, not always. / =
@@Straight0uttaCrofton He still loves you , he just doesn't always recognize you at first. He's living memories of a time when he was young, and happy and free. Best wishes to you and him.
@@TruthIsAsOldAsGod If you are her caregiver be sure that you take care of youself. Get help when you need it and talk to other people who have gone thru the same thing. Best wishes.
he seems like a great man
true
punk.
@@haizeldawn9187...Rude.
@@haizeldawn9187 why would u say such a thing. Imagine if this happened to you or down the line of your family. Please show respect
Little Bit nothing wrong with being a trump supporter. They’re an idiot but supporting our president means nothing in this situation.
What a sweet guy. My father got it and he had good days and bad days. I love him. He’s gone now. I miss him.
A big hug to you man. Lots of love and your dad is proud of you!
My dad has it now and I can only imagine how hard it is to loose them. Stay strong. His memory lives through you.
Ok, be More patient than I was, and visit him as much as you can. Remind him of relatives and past espeiences, and try to get him out once in a while. Remind him you love him. And enjoy the visits. Pray with him too. Hang in there.
Thanks Jorge.
@@swalterstennis Thank you 😊
Your dad is adorable and you are a warrior rockstar. Sending you and your dad hugs and prayers.
Victoria AbSOLUTE GODDESS
I hope she still has her dad. The video was filmed a long time ago
Laura A exactly what I was thinking
I wonder if they need help getting some sort of ramp or egress to the house
Are you saying old timers? Haha
My Dad had Alzheimer's. Mum and I cared for him at home for five years then, he spent his last year in hospital. For his 90th Birthday, we brought him to the local club for a birthday party/family gathering. At that stage his condition was quite advanced, no recognition of his wife or children. No conversation for a few years. He sat in an armchair at the party, looking at everyone who went to greet him and nodding off to sleep. Back at the hospital that evening, he was put to bed at his usual time. He always used to go to sleep very early but the nurses told us, that night he stayed awake for hours.
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Wow, who knows whats really going on deep down in their brains.
It’s a sad disease with no known cure and it’s sad to see the effects not necessarily on the victim themselves but the people around them being forgotten
We don't FORGET you.. I honor YOU! 💕
my grandmother had it and another disease i dont know what it did but it killed her i was only 8 at the time and it hurt seeing her pass away she was only in her late 50’s she seemed like a nice person from the photos i see
No carbohydrates + mct oil.
@@Bankai90 fuck, did you just cure Alzeihmers?
@@ridef0rlife lol
Took care of my Mom daily for 6 years with FTD , a form of dementia. Hers was advanced. She forgot almost everything but never forgot my name. I consider myself blessed.
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My mom died recently and she suffered from advanced dementia. Me and my sisters took care of her for 7 years and she didn’t know who we were😢.
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@Martha Simons you truly are blessed thanks for sharing.May God continue to bless you. Remember you are amazing 🙏🏽
My husband and I were having a rare conversation with his dad and then he said “ here comes the fog again.”
The imagery this provides for what experiencing Alzheimer’s is like for some is powerful! Thank you for sharing.
Oh gosh, I guess they do know the difference...my mom said it was awful
My grandma had early onset and she mentioned fog a bunch
@@veenaveto My dad only had some memory problems before he passed but that's probably the worst part. You remember enough to know that what you're experiencing isn't right. In some ways, being this far gone is a blessing to those who experience it.
Good god, that is terrorfying to hear
I just lost my mother to complications resulting from dementia. Your dad has brought me a little comfort and put a smile on my face.
Dreadful disease, many suffer without proper care or resources.
When my mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer's she cried for days and begged me not to let her end up in care , I was at the top of my game in engineering bringing home a fantastic wage that kept my family very comfortable , but I cut my hours so that I could look after her then after 3 years she became very bad and I quit my job , I discussed it with my wife and kids and they all agreed it was the right thing to do, my wife got a part time job to cover bills and for the next 2 years I was my moms full time career.
She would come and go with her memory at times I had to pretend I was someone else when she was convinced that I was still a 6 year old son and didn't recognize who I was .
It is the most heartbreaking yet rewarding thing I have done in my life , she looked after me when I was young and helpless, how could I not have done the same for her when she was old and helpless .
Bless you for what you're doing for your dad it's hard , lonely , heartbreaking and a lot of the time thankless but it's worth every moment
You're a true hero, Mark. I mean it.
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Mark your comment made me feel so happy. You are an amazing son truly you deserve respect. Am a Muslim and in Islam we believe that heaven under mothers feet meaning if we give them respect, love, and care God will be pleased with us and we going to be rewarded in this live and the other live. I hope you and your family live in peace and be always healthy.
man hats off to you and everyone who thinks the way you do. i admire you and i hope im someone who can be relied on like that.
Amen.
You most certainly have my respect, you did the best thing for your dear Mum.
This man is the cutest thing i’ve EVER seen.
go fuck him then
Just think, he wasn't always like this. At age 18 he was like any other 18 year old kid.
Brandon Ivey I am so sorry that you’re going through that😔Alzheimer’s is one of the most heartbreaking disorders in my opinion... I can’t imagine what you must be going through. I don’t know anyone with it but I’m a psychology student so I learn quite a bit about it. I am sending love and strength to you and I hope that she is at peace and that you keep going 💕
Show some respect, you stupid cow.
Thing?
My grandpa had extremely bad Alzheimer’s he didn’t remember anyone’s name but my grandmas and a couple days before he passed I asked him if he remembered where he met my grandma and he told me and he even remembered the exact outfit she was wearing
Did everyone stand up and clap
Wow 😩😍😍 so sorry for your loss!
@@jo-eo9ld jo
What I learnt about Alzheimer’s while in nursing school is that you lose your immediate memory first and your oldest memories are the last to go so you may literally not be able to remember the fact that you ate 5 minutes ago yet be able to remember every single detail of an event that happened when you were 8 years old :) I see this on a daily basis working with dementia patients in a nursing home
hank germany she was the love of his life and sounds like she meant everything to him. She was his world. How sweet.
Elaine, as a professional health care worker and as a family caregiver in my own home, bless you for taking such great care of your dad. Thank you for your video that will help others. Dementia and Alzheimer's care is one of the most challenging of life's circumstances.
Parkinsons too.
My mother has hallucinations 😔
Both Dad and daughter are cute. Wonderful to see how they are dealing with the situation. God bless them both.
Yes very touching .
Amen
You are both so sweet. Your dad such a pleasant person.
I lost my. Dad when I was 17. And he was only 49. I needed him then. Now I'm 72 and STILL DO!
God love you both.
You will see your dad again... He's missed and needed you too. He patiently waits until you arrive. Bless you
He is with you everyday my sister. Lost my mom in 2017 to lung cancer. She is with me everyday. To help ease my angst. I tell myself that God called her home as Angel's time on earth are limited and see taught me all she could
Watching this again, this time I cried. I love this man, his gentle fondness for his daughter and his trust in what she asks him. But this woman, this daughter, is so rare. Her place next to her dad is as right and natural as it should be. So nice seeing this father and daughter.
Mary Lou WAIT YOU ARE A 72 YEAR OLD ON RUclips
I’M 12!!!!
Kalel Oyapmas wait how can he see her dad again
I was my mom's caregiver . years back we visited family ,freinds ,neighbors, in nursing homes . She asked me one day . If i ever get very sick don't put me in one of those places . I promised her i wouldn't and yes mom developed Alzheimer's and i took care of her until the day she passed . she was not just mom but my best friend . Until we meet again
My mom made me promise the same thing.
Bless you. Our parents took care of us when we were incapable of doing so for ourselves. They sacrificed so much to raise and take care of us. The least we can do is give them a small amount of what they did for us. Too many people see the elderly as a burden. However, there are a few cultures who respect the elderly and see them as beautiful. They've done their job and now it is our turn to take care of them.
This is the way it should be.
My mom had 5 long years of ovarian, uterine, and metastatic cancer. I was her number one care taker and I promised her I'd never put her in a care home and never did. In the last year, I finally had lots of help.
When my mom had Alzheimer's she said to me "I used to be the mama, but you're the mama, now". They are the sweetest, say the sweetest things that in their present condition leave you with the MOST wonderful memories and smiles.
@@sweetfreeze5528 isn't it wonderful as we return the love and sacrifice that we truly begin to see and understand HOW MUCH they sacrificed for us.
I’m 42 years old and when I was 17 years old I started working with Alzheimer’s patients I started as a CNA I eventually ended up as a clinical coordinator for a surgical center but in the 17 years that I worked and cared for the elderly it was hands-down the most rewarding work I’ve ever done in my life just to be able to put a smile on one person’s face in a day was enough to make it all worthwhile it’s hard work both physically and emotionally and I have to commend anybody that takes care of a family member because to me that is the biggest commitment but the most beautiful gift a person can give!!!! This video was so cool to watch I commend you and may God bless you and your father!!
He’s the cutest old man I’ve ever seen, I’m melting rn
Watched this, cried, called my parents and told them how much I love them and what great parents they are, to which my father replied "are you watching sentimental senior videos on RUclips again and calling us again????"
Thanks for the laugh 😌
I laughed so hard at this!
Haha! But it’s so true, watching these, as sad as they are, remind us to be grateful of our blessings ❤️
I laughed through my own sentimental tears ❤️
I'M DYING 😂😂😂
I love the caring relationship you had with your father! It must have been hard to take care of him but you have been such a good daughter and he seemed like such a cute, funny, and charismatic man. Rest in peace.
Kate Lyons Thank you for the lovely message! My dad was a wonderful man. Hugs
Rebecca, sorry about your moms passing. Sending you a gentle hug filled with comfort♥
Elaine Rus
Kate Lyons Not often i call other men cute but this is the ecxeption of the rule
Kate Lyons he's not dead is he?
When you are around someone with Alzheimer's it is best that you live in their world when with them.
I was the caregiver for a friend with Alzheimer’s and she hadn’t talked for quite a while. A group of us went Christmas carolling in the nursing home we were singing and I walked into her room and she started singing with me. There weren’t too many dry eyes in the group. I grabbed her wheelchair and took her with me singing in the hallways. It is a great memory.
Music always gets through those broken connections in the brain💞
Thank you for your story. It touched my ❤
Music is good!🎶🎶❤
Music is a powerful thing for Alzheimers patients. Takes them back to a time & place they remember.
I had 45 years working in autism and developmental disabilities. Music makes miracles every day.
My dad had dementia. And this just makes me want to cry
I watched my grandma suffer from dementia. Its heartbreaking
@@ryanirving9809 my great aunt has alzheimers but i dont think you should tell them cause id say it would just stress them
Ryan Irving same ):
I hope he gets cured and lives an amazing life
@Cerealkiller 2004 Top rip i saw my aunt die 2 weeks back
Hi Elaine, my husband has Alzheimer's and also had a stroke in his frontal lobe so his reality is gone, I have been his sole caregiver for 12 years know he is doing good and although it is a hard job to do I will do it for as long as I am able to. You don't throw away anyone because they became sick. Stay strong and God Bless you and your whole family.
Jayne ALl the best to you, too.
God bless you and your loved ones. the world needs more people like you. Keep shining, showing God's love and sharing His truth. He is always with you.
Thinking of you💜
Amazing. 12 years. I looked after my Mum for a year...12 years is way up there! Stay strong in the Spirit.
Well done Jane for understanding true love.Too many people have no respect for human life. I knkw your husband knows you are there loving him. Even if he can't show it like he would like to
This is very sweet. Both of my wife’s parents died of complications related to Alzheimer’s. My wife loved them both well for 27 years. She always felt like they were still in there somewhere. Very hard sweet road to go down. Thanks for sharing a part of your relationship with your Pop with us.
Everyone was young once and in a blink of an eye they are old. It's hard to really take that to heart but I think it's important to live a good life.
You should check out Seneca: On the brevity of life.
It goes so fast too!
Meanwhile, I’m wasting my life with uncontrollable anxiety which makes me physically sick. I wish I had someone to talk to, someone that could actually help me.
@@cem_1k no
Thanks
My grandma had Alzheimer’s. I took a semester off of college to come home and care for her so my family wouldn’t put her in a nursing home. I know for some people this is a needed option, but since she was still aware of who we were and that she was in her own home I didn’t want to take that ways from her. She was aware to the very end. Her body went through the seven stages, leaving her unable to perform even basic functions, but her mind would go back and forth. She never forgot who we were (we were blessed with this) but some days she would just stare off into space and be almost unresponsive to our prompts and questions, while other days she would literally remind me of a doctor’s appointment, or that we had leftovers in the fridge from the other night. She always kept her sense of humor as well. So many people told me I was wasting my life taking time off school and that Grandma would understand, but I have never regretted a second of the time I spent with her. She took such good care of me when I was a kid and would stay with her often. She took care of everyone, and in her time of need everyone wanted to hand her off for someone else to care for. I was capable and had the rest of my life to make plans, so what was a few months (though at the time I didn’t know it would be that short) She had a fatal stroke after about 7 months and was able to die peacefully at home with family around her. I am now preparing to graduate with a Masters Degree with some of the fondest memories I’ll ever have with her. There were some rough times, yes, but I wouldn’t trade them. She was right. Sometimes they “come back to us.” It’s those times that make the hard times worth it.
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Bless you child.
May God bless you with an abundance of every good thing you can hope for! ♥️
You will never regret taking those few months to spend with her. Yes, your Grandma would have understood, if you were'nt able to. The gift that you gave to her was priceless. You're a good person, and don't let anyone tell you different.
You're so right. I will NE ER regret the time I took with d yuh ing loved ones. I wish I had had the strength to insist that I move in with my gramma, but uncle's put her in a nursing home.
Poor man. The worst things happen to the best people
Bad things happen to both good and bad people. Just because you're a "good" person, doesn't mean you'll only experience good things and not the bad.
@Technical KUTRIYAA they'll all die so not really
@Technical KUTRIYAA well let's be honest if they do something that extreme they do get punished, I think it depends what country you are from to be honest
@Technical KUTRIYAA I thought you were going to give an example of a murderer not your government sounding like communist russia in the 50s
Bacon_FTW _ Woah,you dont know Him,dont say "best".If theres one thing I hate is people who's already assuming if somebody's nice or jot just from His appearance..
I'm a nurse and I think one of the hardest things that you deal with as a nurse is watching Alzheimer's take hold of someone. It effects people in so many different ways but for me watching the patients be so scared and upset but they don't know why. It's also sad to see the patients who's family doesn't come anymore because they feel like why bother? They don't know who I am anyway... It does matter and it makes a difference.
I agree 100%. Lost my grandmother to Alzheimer’s. She couldn’t talk anymore or anything, and had no idea “who” I was, but she always knew and smiled when I and my wife would visit at our usual time every week. Now my grandfather has it, and he is advancing rapidly. It’s hard seeing your family go through it, so I can empathize with people who choose the abandonment route, but in my experience they may forget who you are but they won’t forget how you make them feel
@@seanjankowski9016 I don't want to sound like I'm being judgmental bc I know that everyone deals with things differently. But I agree with you 100%. They might not know who you are but they somehow know you are there for them. It's heartbreaking
The family would stop coming if it were heart disease; it simply is a inconvenience for some people. As a 30 year RN the worse mistake I ever made (I think) is while picking up lunch trays (we all pitched in) I entered a room with a handsome man setting next to the female patient's chair it was clear he had been feeding her. I said, "Is your mother finished with her lunch sir?" He responded, "Yes, nurse, and she isn't my mother she is my wife." I was simply stunned, and ashamed. First off, I usually said something like, "Hi are you folks finished with lunch, ect. Alzheimer's Disease strips away every speck of grace, and dignity from a person. It ages a person by years. It simply robs them of their body, and mind. Unless one is willing to look deeper their beauty is missed. One doesn't need to speak, just setting next to another human is all that is required.
My grandpa had Alzheimer's and he would forget he had it and would get frustrated. That's what really destroyed him
Wolff That's both the saddest and most ironic thing I've heard.
Gordon O'Gairbhith lmao
Conlin Jenkmcvay follow the doctor's advice, they know their shit
my grandmother has it but shes so far gone she forgets what you said 5 seconds ago and doesnt know who you are either its pretty sad.
this guy in the video doesnt seem to have gone very far in to the disease fortunately for him because it really is difficult to see them lose the person they once was.
My grandma is the same way it is so sad but I found laughing at little thing like that instead of getting mad or frustrated helps a lot.
My father had this terrible disease. It was painful to watch him deteriorate. Am so proud of you for supporting your dad.
It was always the family who supported the elder not nursing homes (long term care facilities) Why pride with something Biblically expected?
Same here..very hard seeing my grandmother deteriorate quickly..she has long term memories..it's weird..she can remember when younger but not present day .but knows names..and mine by my voice..so I still get a piece of her..
O'Shane Clarke I so much agree with you. It breaks my heart to see my mom go though this.
It’s hard. My great grandfather had it for many years before he passed. I was lucky to know him before he got it. Very lucky.
For a guy who has Alzheimer’s he knows a lot still. God bless his heart. ❤️
It tends to get progressively worse.
Not to be overly negative
european-one
You are not being overly negative. Alzheimer’s is a progressive disease.
Most definitely over negative. Just be happy the guy knows anything at all. Jesus Christ.
Nun Special
Stating that the effects of Alzheimer’s disease get progressively worse is not overly negative; it’s a statement of fact. Stating the truth is not being overly negative. Life is not all rainbows and unicorns. Alzheimer’s is a terrible disease that is devastating to the ones inflicted by it as well as family and loved ones. It is also a progressive disease that gets worse over time.
Stating the obvious and negative. Like I said. Be glad the guy remembers anything at all. Pitiful person. Why can’t anyone on the internet be positive?
My mother passed away last year at the age of 82 from Alzheimer’s, and she would tell me . ( The Heart Remembers son ). I miss her every day.
My dad who i took care of for 9 years used say, "they say i have All Timers but i just have 'Sometimers!" 😂😂
Haha reminds me of my Grandpa who would say he had "halfheimers"
Oh my gosh, Carol...that was so funny to me. Bless your heart!!
Thats so funny😂
Lmaoo😂😂😂
So funny .
My Abuelita has Alzheimers. She's stuck in the past, she doesn't know where she is most of the time. Sometimes, she forgets my face and my name, but she remembers that she loves me very much, and every time I tell her who I am, she gives me a massive smile like she's meeting me all over again and asks me how I am, how old I am, and how I am, most of the time in that order. She's a childish Abuelita too. She'll steal cake from the fridge and deny having any while having icing smeared all over her face. She's so adorable and precious and I love her to death.
God bless your Abuelita
I fear my abuelita may have early stages she gets confused she doesn’t know where she’s at sometimes 🥺🥺
Play her music she loves
god bless your abuelita!
this doesn't make sense, but, do you speak spanish? cuz abuelita means granny in spanish
Y abuelo had alzheimer's. He couldn't remember anybody but he remembered me. When he told me who I was by name I turned and cried. Couldn't believe it. And that's after not seeing him for about 10 yrs.
Breaks my heart, lost my mom, 10 months ago to this horrible disease that is so missunderstand... she didn't know what was going on , kept begging me to help her... God Bless you all my heart is forever broken...
Hugs to you.
hope peace I am so sorry for your loss. So very sorry
This comment broke my heart just to think about someone you Love not know what's happening to them and you feel helpless. God Bless you and your Family and thank God that she doesn't have to struggle anymore and He has her now.
Caring for your parents is a tough job. The toughest job you’ll ever love! At times it’s heartbreaking; you will never regret it. 🙏🏻
Your mom would not want you to have a broken heart forever. I hope that you find healing and happiness soon.
I’m a physician that works with older folks and I’m moved by the love I see under these situations and think to myself that they weren’t always old and that they must have been great parents to foster that love in return.
You might appreciate this. I hope I can say it in the way I intend. Over the years our elderly Mother's doctor had aged along with her, which made things a little bit precarious and sometimes questionable when we'd get into the matter with him of her continuing to live well independently. It was obvious the doctor was having some resistance issues himself, which was rather endearing.
can i bring him a glass of warm milk? and a hug?
yourfellowgrungekid he might be lactose intolerant
yourfellowgrungekid he might forget how to swallow soon, it's really sad, That's how you know it's the end soon.
Warm milk wtf??
@@nilsaorjuela127 really ?
@@nilsaorjuela127 really , he can forget to swallow?
I took care of my mom for 9 years. She passed away over the summer of 2019. She was a hoot and a half even with her dementia. She was in a memory care facility the last year and a half of her life and I'll never forget one time, while we were eating dinner there, she pulled me over to her so she could whisper in my ear "Marie, the people in here have horrible memories!". LOL. She was not trying to crack a joke. Oh, mom. How I miss her. ❤
My mom passed in 2016, and with dementia. I will never forget the day when she asked if I was related to her family. My mom had so much satire and the last 6 months this horrible disease stole that too
Marie, I’m sorry for your loss. My Dad passed away from Dementia in August 2019. He was hilarious also and we were so grateful that he never lost that. When he was still verbal, during a hospital visit I was asking him if he knew how to call the nurse. (With the button) He yelled out loudly “NURSE”. 😂. Miss both of my parents everyday but so grateful that they are safe from this COVID craziness.
@@Snowhearts .
Marie Leathem 😂 Bless her sweet heart 💜
He’s so fortunate to have you and your loving way with him.
So precious
He died four years ago. But, yes, he was fortunate to have them.
I agree. May you experience abundant blessings for your loving attitude towards your father.🥰💝😇👍🏽
God bless you mam. I was my Mom's caregiver for the three years that she had Alzheimers, so I know how hard mentally and physically it is for you.
I physically can not understand why someone would dislike this.
Well, when I first started reading and responding to comments, I was confused. Especially, when the video was sad or of something bad. I would question whether to put a thumbs up about a news clip if someone who was attacked. After reading more and more Comments, I realized the thumbs up is saying, Thanks for sharing. I only give thumbs down, if I believe the video is very bad to even share, or a comment is bullying someone. Other than that, I may not leave anything, if I just disagree with the comments, but they are just opinion not hateful. Hope this helps. 😇
I think it's the way she pronounces "Alzhimers". Just kidding
@@FatJoeFilms She is saying Old Timers and alot of the elderly would agree to that as being a little fuzzy due to old age. Ask him again using real term and he may not be as agreeable.
I disliked it because it caused dislike in my heart....I cannot like what this family is going through. I have love and respect but I cannot like this.
Me either
He's such a nice man. It's sad seeing him like this.
Your dad is awesome, I was only 17 years old when my grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s she raised me when my mother failed to uphold her position as a mother, I was a senior in high school my grandmother and I chose to keep her condition as secret as long as we could as she would say to me “Mike I want to stay home with you as long as I can please don’t let them put me in a nursing home” so before I went to school in the morning and before anyone showed up to the house I would make sure everything “looked normal” I biggest thing was she would have a accident though out the night in bed some nights so she and I would get her in the shower, clean clothes on, the bed sheets in the washer along with her night clothes, then dried and back on the bed. It was a lot for a young man, but I would do it again a million times over!! One day I ran home from work at lunch to fix her something to eat “I went to work right after graduating school” and she was sitting at the table in her usual chair so I bend over to get a cooking pot from under the sink when she all of a sudden stood up and hammer fisted me in the side of the head slamming my head into the sink busting my lip! I mean she rung my bell her at 75 pounds at 5 foot tall and almost knocked me out! I said granny why did you do that she said “They told me to kill you” she had the look of a killer in her eyes, she went out the side door, she had a double bitted axe hidden behind a bush to kill me with, I got it and threw it over in the hay field when she wasn’t looking, I then went inside to call her sister who had power of attorney the whole time I was on the phone she was trying to wrap the phone receiver cord around my neck to choke me. I went outside and stayed away for about 20 minutes because I knew she would be fine in a few minutes. I came back in and she said “Lord what happened your shirt has blood all over it” I asked you don’t remember? She said remember what? So I told her she started crying, and saying she was sorry I said no granny it’s ok you didn’t mean to, she said I think it’s time I go to the nursing home before I kill you!! We both sit at the kitchen table and had the biggest laugh about how she beat me up. She was my angel when she was living, and now she has been watching over me from heaven since 1993.
Rest in piece. God bless the both of you.
You are amazing. You were so blessed to have such a rich relationship ❤️
Bless your heart hun..love wins doesn't it? ♥️🙏
I didn't ask for this feels trip sir but thank you. I love your gran now too.
@Mary Nova I feel your love, I'm going through this with my mom now. With Covid-19 breakout, I ya e been home and my mom moved in with me after leaving my brother's. I'm worried about what is too come. She says she wants to go into a nursing home or die. Doesn't like this !!! But my husband and I don't want her in the nursing home because it would shorten her life span. She she lives with us through our construction. 😔😥
I don't know that you will see this five years on, but it's wonderful to see the love, the honesty, the communication, the warmth and smiles. I had two aunts in their 90s with dementia. One still remembered my name, the other knew I was family but couldn't place me. Their faces lit up when we visited. They spent their lives looking after their families, their neighbours, friends, colleagues - they were so generous with everyone. We can still learn a lot from people even in advanced years and with memories fading. Thankfully both my aunts retained a sense of humour to the end so we always found some little thing to make us laugh. I miss them a lot and was pleased to be able to visit them all the times I did.
A crowd gathered to celebrate my grandmother’s 90th birthday. In her excitement, she smiled and said, “Well look-e here! My relatives have all come to see me and I don’t know a single one of them.” It was a good day.
You should feel lucky he’s still very lucid, my grandpa was a confused potato 24/7 for 10 years before he passed
I'm a confused potato 24/7
Hahahahahahaha feeling bad for laughing
Omg im going to hell I laugh so hard
Poor potato,im sorry :( ♡
skorzo .::. I’m so sorry for what you had to experience and your loss. I’m sure he’s lookin down on you from above.
I worked in a hospital in a unit with Alzheimer’s patients. This was almost 10 year’s ago. A Russian older man with Alzheimers, walked up to me, grabbed napkins from his pocket, (thinking it was money) and whispered and asked me to help him get out of there 🤣 most of them were absolutely hilarious and innocent
OMG that is sad/funny. I can relate. My Dad lived to 97 and we took care of him at the end. He didn't have diagnosed dementia, etc. but he definitely had fluctuating cognitive stuff happening. He was always looking for his wallet and shoes, like he was expecting his 'ride'. He was transplanted at my brother's house and missed his home turf.. I tried to make him feel better one day, by 'playing along' that I would 'drive him home'.. in that case, it back-fired. But all-in-all we created some great and funny moments together over those 1 1/2 years taking care of him.
A hospital in Germany had a lot of dementia patients trying to escape back home so they came up with a unique solution: they built a fake bus stop in front of the hospital. Periodically staff would co to the bus stop and invite the patients to wait for their bus inside where it was warm and they could have a cup of coffee while they waited.
source: www.fastcompany.com/1598472/uncommon-act-design-fake-bus-stop-helps-alzheimers-patients
Nawww... bless his heart. 🥰
It's so hard to watch them slowly slip away from you, but the moments they did come back, if only for a moment.
Warms your heart.
@@ziggytheman5695 - My Dad became really mad at me, and I think he thought I was holding him hostage.. when he realized I didn't drive him 'home'. He felt I betrayed him that day.. he even (in his fog) said to me that maybe he should dis-own me. That hurt, even knowing his state. Many other days outshined that. Thankfully.
But.. he did have the apparently very popular engrained state of "waiting for his ride." One of the most bitter-sweet.. he had his shoes and wallet, sitting down in the chair - called us all in to "Thank us" and tell us "You've all been great. I wish you the best." -- until an hour or so later, it's time for lunch.. and so it goes :)
Thanks for caring for your dad. I know that he must really appreciate it. I think we owe our parents a debt of gratitude for taking care of us when we were helpless. Thanks for paying it back to your dad.
He is so cute. Dementia and Alzheimers are so hard on everyone- patients, caregivers, loved ones...its a nightmare, a truly awful disease. Hats off to you for being a loving caretaker to your dad- it takes so much strength. God bless you and your family
I'm a cna and I'm also a activites coordinator/director for a memory care unit. It's not easy at all it's the hardest job. I've had to do but most the rewarding job I've ever had. I love all my resdients. I've herd and seen so many stories. It's just a blessing I'm able to be apart of that with them and their families. Its rewarding to have them trust you so much. I'm honestly blessed with those life experiences. The disease is terrible but they are so loving and sweet all in their own ways.
@Brian Rapson Awe Amen thank you so much! 😊👍
@@Bella-Rose. It is a vocation that is why you love your job. I was a carer myself. It hard when one of the residents passes away is as if one of your blood family members has passed away. The bond carers have with their patients is more than their own children or relatives. God bless you Bella
@@fredylucas2484Amen thank you very much and your absolutely right. We also see them more then some of their own family members that's why the bond is so close. I unfortunately received news that one of my resdients had passed away today. It was quite a rough morning for me It was heart breaking but I know she was suffering. Thank you very much for your kind words. 🙏
Kate Wingfield he’s not cute ! What on earth ! He’s a grown man. And a man who sounds wise and dignified. Show some respect.
I took care of my mom for over 3 years, till she passed, and I miss those days. We had a lot of fun. She was always concerned about money, if she had enough. I reassured her and told her she could buy anything she wants. What do you want mom, I’ll go and buy it for you. After thinking hard she says « A plane ». Lol, I was not expecting that. Then I offer her a glass of water « what is this? » « water ». « What? We’re rich and we drink water?!!? Oh how I miss that lovely planet... love to all you caregivers 🥰
Suzanne Langevin a plane! Your mom sounds like a hoot! ❤️
Well, that's right! Rich people should be drinking champagne! Water! Ick! LOL!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
LoL funny how they think.
Suzanne Langevin Suzanne, that made me cry... ❤️
Blessings to you for caring for your father and not putting him in a home. Much love
It's wonderful that she can care for him. But we cant judge others negatively either who DO have to place their parents in a nursing home
For those who can do that care, good. For those sufferers whose disease takes a turn in certain ways, such as combativeness, or roaming at night, or urinating on plants or into corners in spite of incontinence garments, or scratching itches and then wiping fecal matter on any surrounding surface...many more...it can cause caregiver burnout so thank God for the various levels of professional care
@@downbntout thank you for your comment!🙏
Some of us don't have that choice, however. My very loved Grandfather passed away 3+ years ago and I still feel guilt for making that choice for him. I know he wouldn't want me too, and I know he'd understand and that is all the judgment that matters. Those who judge someone for making that choice do not have any clue how bad it gets. This man in the video is not in the late stage yet. A late stage Alzheimer's patient (if they live that long) requires AT LEAST 2 people to care for them if not more. It is NOT PHYSICALLY POSSIBLE for one person to do it. I could give you details but it wouldn't matter. It's one of those things you'd have to live to really get.
K N Amen! Thank you so much for your comment. I, like you, lived it. My sister and I tried to care for my mom at home in her late stages of Alzheimer’s/Dementia, but couldn’t. Even with the two of us it was impossible. Especially because my sister & I are Lupus patients and my sister was on dialysis 3 x’s per week. My mom then forgot how to chew and swallow and ended up with a feeding tube, etc. Beyond sad, but even sadder, people judge from the outside lookin in and have noooo idea how rough that illness is. God bless you always.
Last time I saw my grandpa he didn’t remember much of anything. A couple days later we were told he was dying and the last photo that was taken of him was when for a few seconds he remembered looked at my mom and reached out for her hand. That was one of our last memories. A photo of him holding my moms hand.
Shit. That got to me. Such a crappy thing to have- for the one with Alzheimers and for all those who love him/her.
May God bless him. He is not here maybe now but it doesn’t matter where he is, he deserves a lot of love. Amen❤️
BЯED ❤️
Thanks god for alzheimers! Blessed
Amen 🙏🙏🙏
Yeah try sending thoughts and prayers. Usually that works for everything
MalfunctionJ ?
Your Dad is so cute. I love your relationship. My Grandma has it and knows she has something wrong, but every time I ask her/ tell her she has Alzheimer’s disease, she gets huffy and asks “who told you that?!”
So cute
I believe my mom has the early stage of dementia,and she's been told by a doctor,but she does not believe it. I have seen a bit of a stare recently,and confused looks.
Omg all I want to do is give him a big hug😭 Please post more videos. I feel like norm is my best friend now😩
JT Greer You can see more of our videos on our other RUclips channel, Painting To Remember. Also we have more videos on our Facebook page, facebook.com/paintingtoremember
I see the love and trust and caring you have for each other. God bless you both💗💗
Jeremiah Tassinari I don’t see how this is helpful. Seems very patronising to be honest. Very disrespectful.
JT Greer if you give him a big hug he will crumble
JT Greer shut the fuck up
I have partial blockages in the veins entering my brain and its affecting my short term and long term memory. Kind of scary. I told my husband that even when I forget who he is in the future, I'll still know that I love him and he loves me. I asked him if he'd still love me when I become totally incontinent-that dear man said "oh yes"! Gotta love a man like that!
I pray for your health and well-being, please stay strong, all support and care, God bless your family and health.
I love that you wrote “if you don’t laugh, you’ll cry” because that is so very true when it comes to this disease. We laughed so much with momma and at the things she would say while she was still with us, if not, it would have been complete torture on all of us because she wasn’t the mom who had raised us but we loved her nonetheless. God bless you and your lovely daddy, Norm!
Get that laugh with a tear in your eye
So true! Laughter got me through the care of my momma with this terrible disease.
HELLO ELAINE AND NORM...I HAVE WORKED WITH DEMENTIA, AND ALZHEIMER PATIENTS FOR 15 PLUS YEARS. MY CHILDREN GREW UP GOING TO ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES AND MY DAUGHTER GREW UP TO LOVE THE SAME LINE OF WORK. IT IS THE MOST REWARDING JOB. YOU CANNOT GO WRONG MEETING NEW PEOPLE, FOR THEM TO EVENTUALLY LOVE YOU AND BECOME A PART OF YOUR LIFE, AN EXTENDED FAMILY, IF YOU WILL. AS THE STAGES CHANGE, IT GETS HARDER, BUT IT IS THE MOST REWARDING FEELING KNOWING YOU ARE TAKING THE BEST CARE OF THEM, AND LOVING THEM RIGHT TILL IT IS THERE TIME, TO WALK THROUGH THE GATES OF HEAVEN.YOUR DADS JUST THE CUTEST FELLA! I AM SO HAPPY, YOU ARE TRULY ENJOYING THE PATH WITH HIM, AND THAT HE HAS SUCH A CAPABLE, LOVING DAUGHTER. YOU BOTH ARE TRULY BLESSED. THX FOR SHARING.
Krista thank you for being a rare soul. Kind and loving and teaching your children how rewarding interacting with people can be 🙏❤️
When I was in hospital with COVID, a elderly lady in my bay with dementia kept calling out to me saying “Maddie are you there” “Maddie can you hear me” “Maddie are you with me”. She started screaming Maddie’s name. I found out from the nurse Maddie was her granddaughter, so when she called out again i said “Nan I’m here I’m with you, we can fight this together”. She calmed down instantly and we had a great chat and laugh. With the many hospital stays as a patient with a chronic illness I’ve learnt with dementia patients; sometimes it’s kinder to pretend to give them peace and sprinkle of hope ❤️
You're so right. Thank you for soothing her worries and fears. Hope you are recovering well❤️
They say you aren’t supposed to lie to them, but if it brings them comfort in the moment I don’t see what’s so wrong. Bless you for bringing her peace while yourself weren’t well💜
@@mandyolson7016 actually there are papers from Geriatric Psychiatrists that say you can & should play along with them if it keeps them happy. it serves no purpose to re-orientate them to truths that will distress them, if they are happy with the thoughts they are having, or in this case, being comforted by thinking Maddie was there. Why purposely cause them distress, let them be content & enjoy the memories they are having. It was some interesting reading, as a person who's grampa has dementia & seeing how different family members treat him & how that makes him feel/behave.
@@IglooGirl1 really? I didnt know that!
I worked at a nursing home cleaning and I'm not sure if the lady had dementia or alzheimer's. But she was confused slot and couldn't remember where she was or what was going on. The nurses/cnas social services lady pretty much all staff would just walk right past her and ignore her. I would stop every time and go to help her. She would be so great ful and ask me to tuck her in. So I would take off her shoes and tuck her in and let her know everything is going to be ok and I'll stay till she fell asleep. My heart broke one day as she said the only reason I'm not giving up is because of you. I had to go on my break after and cry in my car. Kindness doesn't take away anything from you, it cost nothing and it just takes a few seconds. Heck I used to be extremely mean and a bully but I'm learning and I'm changing to be a better person. I love being nice.
Your love observed between you and Dad is amazing! Thank you for giving him peace, joy and unconditional acceptance during this disease process. Thank you for this beautiful gift of sharing such an open dialogue with each other.
my friend has alzheimers. we have been friends for 17 years and she doesnt know who I am now. it is a horrible disease.
anastasia10017 You should still visit even though it is difficult. My mother had dementia. I would say to myself, I don't visit her because she knows who I am. I visit her because I know who she is. This helped me get through some very difficult times.
I'm sorry...I know how difficult it is ....I truly believe that deep within their souls they know you are there and who you are. Sending you a hug filled with strength and comfort.
Elaine Rusk . I belive that to , only in the last stages it s hard to even have a face expression and talk and things. Saw a very intresting documentary on Altzimers and what happened to the brain , how it was for the pasient and the stages. Understood so mush more after seing that. I m sure they know, but they can t show it after a while. The worst would be to be alone with altzaimer. The best would be to have family spend time together , read stories, newspaper and give a back rub maby or listen to music , sit in the sunn and do things with them that they used to like. When I was in a liver coma , I can remember knowing my mom and dad was there talking to me. I answered , but they didn t here me ! So I belive Altzaimer people also knows and feals mush more than we think ... it have to be very tough for the care taker and the pasient!
anastasia10017 yes indeed, but you do know who he was :) :)
I apologize, who "she" was :) God bless
All the dislikes are from Julie's dad.
He forgot he already disliked the video so he disliked the video again
@@PinkiePyke I was about to fucking say that but you were faster than me XD
Bahahaha
Bwahahahaha
He forgot he had an account so created many
My grandpa had Alzheimer. He didn't remember my uncle who was his caregiver. However he remembered me and my family each time we visited him. He had a hard time doing that but seemed always to remember our names without any help. I miss him so much he passed away in late 2017. RIP grandpa. You'll always be loved. ❤️
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Sorry for your loss, keep positive 🙌🏼
Look up to the sky. Still much in the world that awaits you. Give much love and positivity to you and your family 💓
@Goth Pixie i think thats a child since he is using goku as his profile picture so he thinks commenting that is cool
@@bakabaka6672 Chill, F is how people from our generation pays rispect to real heros.
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I love the relationship you have with your dad. He is so blessed to have you and you are so blessed to have him. You both seem like people it would be an honor to know.
My grandmother was in her 90‘s and she asked me how old I was...i told her 43. she looked at me and said but that is impossible...I AM 43.
I have a similar thing with my mum....I'm the youngest son and I'm 54 my mum is 95....but she doesn't remember having me and she thinks she's 54!! She also constantly asks where her mum is and if she's moved house! Her short term memory is good for about 2 minutes if we are lucky.....good luck and god bless you....
Awe.
Same experience , i went up to my father back in 2010 before he passed. I said Dad do you know who i am. He said "No , Who are you?" Than i got my mom who he was married to for 60 years and he said "You look familiar but i don't think we've meet" very heart breaking.
Josh Bates how long did it took her to forget who you are? Because my grandmother has it since 5 years and she still speaks perfectly all walks and she remembers who everyone is and ever knows that someone is new in the family (newborn) and knows hes name also but she is totally lost in this world. She keeps asking my grandfather, what day it is and so, and if there is something important that happened or that will happen soon like someones or her birthday, she will constantly ask when it is and how much days until it is and bla bla bla and my grandfather gets crazy. I don’t understand how he can sustain that because its really exhausting to live with her. And also, and thats why she isn’t in a hospital or care thing like the guy in the video, when you want to take her to the doc or hospital or just try to talk about her problems (she doesn’t know that she has Alzheimer) she gets agressive and if you try to get her by force to the doctor she will pull and do everything she can against it because she doen’t want to know that she has a problem, altho she somehow knows it deep inside her, but doesn’t acknowledges it.
@@simonw2631 the old guy in the video lives with his daughter not in a hospital
It sounds like she is saying all timers
She is. It drives me crazy!!
@@btech581 me too
Yeah it's beyond annoying...
Bloody idiot
It sounds like it because she IS saying "altheimers".
This is lovely. My grandmother, who passed away recently at the grand age of 99, had vascular dementia. A few days before her death, as she was being prepared for surgery on her broken hip, my Mum told her that I sent my love. Now she hadn’t known who I was for several years, so we didn’t expect much other than to let her know that someone cared about her, but suddenly she had a moment of clarity and she knew. Mum phoned me right away and I got to talk to my grandmother, properly. It is something I’ll always remember and it was such a wonderful blessing. As was the timing of her death, just before the pandemic, so I was able to go to France where she lived, and see her, hold her hand and tell her I loved her, before we buried her next to my grandfather. She would have been 100 on April 6th, and she was one of the most wonderful humans I’ve ever had the privilege to know.
She loved you that's why you were blessed to have that last moment with her x
Sophie Isabelle Thank you sweet Sophie...
Sophie Isabelle What a heartwarming story! Thanks for sharing.
Sophie Isabelle So glad you had the opportunity to be with her before she passed....very heartwarming! God bless you and May she Rest In Peace.
Sophie Isabelle you were blessed with a family who loved you. Thank God every day.
My grandma was diagnosed in November of 2005 with "immediate onset Alzheimer's". We got all the family together and spent a few hours with her at Christmas of that year. Every once in a while she would contribute to the conversation, but mostly just sat watching and smiling. As we were all saying good-bye, she grabbed my hand, looked me in the eye and said, "My brain doesn't know you, but my heart does and it loves you very much." She didn't say anything like that to anyone else. She drew back when my cousins went to hug her.
my heart breaking