The Retirement Thread

[PaulSB]

Our friends 68 and has Alzheimer's, very sad.

I have a friend with dementia. He's 70 but would still be considered a young man. The change in 12 months is terrible to watch. Until he became ill I always thought of dementia as an illness old people suffered from.

 

[ColinJ]

I have a friend with dementia. He's 70 but would still be considered a young man. The change in 12 months is terrible to watch. Until he became ill I always thought of dementia as an illness old people suffered from.

I have been feeling guilty for getting ratty with my sister before she was diagnosed. For example, 4 years ago she was clearly finding it difficult to take in new information...

[My sister] still uses a notebook for telephone numbers. It is really painful to watch her looking up the numbers every time she phones somebody, and then typing them in. I put the 10 most dialled numbers into the contacts lists onto her mobile and landline phone but she won't use them directly. I have showed her multiple times how to do it - Menu, Contacts, Name, Dial - but she insists that it is too complicated and refuses to do it!

I thought she was just being a technophobe but I now think that it was one of the early signs of dementia setting in.

 

[BoldonLad]

I have a friend with dementia. He's 70 but would still be considered a young man. The change in 12 months is terrible to watch. Until he became ill I always thought of dementia as an illness old people suffered from.

Mrs @BoldonLad's mother suffered from Dementia. It first became apparent when she was around 70-72, getting steadily worse until her eventual end at 81.

I fear Mrs @BoldonLad is beginning to exhibit similar symptoms (74). Nothing too serious, yet, but, it is there.

 

[welsh dragon]

Another one feom face book.

 

[Dave7]

Senior moments seems to be a pattern that's forming around here.

Around where ?
Where am I ?

 

[classic33]

Cue @classic33

I'll believe him that it was a cigar, not a cue. Can't say I've ever seen anyone smoking a cue.

 

[welsh dragon]

I might have to invest in some thermal underwear especially if we are expecting snow soon

 

[Dave7]

There are comical 'senior moments' - I have had some of those myself - searching for glasses while wearing them, that kind of thing.

There are others that aren't funny... My older sister got in a panic the last time she was up here to visit me. It turned out that she had completely forgotten how to get from the bus station to my house. Since then it has got much worse. She asked me a few months ago how long my wife and I have been married? Well, my then girlfriend and I split up in the year 2000...

Bloody dementia, starting before the age of 70!

Horrible disease. I recall when ny MiL started and what made it worse (in a way) was that, at first, she knew it was hapoening.

 

[ColinJ]

Horrible disease. I recall when ny MiL started and what made it worse (in a way) was that, at first, she knew it was hapoening.

I'm not sure if it would be better to understand what was happening or NOT to understand!

If it were happening to me and I knew what was coming, I wouldn't want to hang on to the bitter end...

PS Yes - a particularly cruel disease. Let's hope that medical science finds an effective treatment or cure for it ASAP!

 

[pawl]

I might have to invest in some thermal underwear especially if we are expecting snow soon

I see Damart have started TV advertising.

 

[welsh dragon]

I see Damart have started TV advertising.

That's where I tend to get mine

 

[Dave7]

That's where I tend to get mine

Don't forget I still those 2 pairs you left here when you had to rush off.

 

[welsh dragon]

Don't forget I still those 2 pairs you left here when you had to rush off.

You can keep them as a memento

 

[numbnuts]

I might have to invest in some thermal underwear especially if we are expecting snow soon

If you want something really warm, but it ain't cheap
https://www.brynje-shop.com/en/sportswear~c12/Collection=Super+Thermo

 

[PaulSB]

It's the Dance Off........and an exclusive performance from Westlife..........my world is complete, I am totally fulfilled, I will never need to cycle again.

Think I'll have an early night.......