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Old 01-23-2015, 08:01 AM
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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.

I think because it is a way to divert thoughts from the awfulness of it and the fact that at this point we haven't a cure.

I do it myself sometimes, joke about memory loss.

The burden of care is so overwhelming to the one in charge that there is nothing I can find to say. It is one of the hardest jobs any human is called to do.

It just isn't just the endless questions, or the erratic behavior or the fading right in front of you of someone you so love. It is also the never being off duty, the physical work and the terrible expense and the hopelessness.

Perhaps someone can post the link to The National Alzheimers Association. It is a worthy recipient of our support. Both with money and with time to spell a family member.
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