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Originally Posted by Average Guy
Why is it that people make jokes about Alzheimer's disease? People don't seem to joke about other deadly diseases with no cure. For people who have had relatives or other loved ones suffer and die from this disease, it is hard to find the attempted humor as funny.
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My Mom had dementia and some of the things she would say were very funny. Even today we recall and laugh. We are not mocking the disease, just remembering her and knowing she would have a good laugh herself. I was her sole caretaker so I know well the stresses of the disease and enjoyed the humor.