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Not all dementia is genetic. I don't really get any information about type she has. My dad is the stoic type typical of his generation and doesn't share much about her progression or respond if I ask how he is doing. Her parents died relatively young, before the age where dementia is common, so I don't know if they might have developed it later. I guess it remains to see if her younger siblings start to show signs. My sister is showing a lot of my mother's less desirable personality traits of late. It's like she's morphing into mom. It's kind of scary. I read that there a may be a connection between personality disorders and higher risk of dementia. It's being researched further. Maybe my sister has the dementia genes, if anyone. She has been acting pretty disordered lately. My dad's family seems to live longer with fewer issues. My father is doing well for his age. My grandmother lived independently and died at 95. Over her last year and a half, she started to show more serious memory issues and strange behaviors. Before that she had been doing pretty well. I take after my dad's side a lot and her, in particular. Maybe that will help me avoid the dementia, but at the same time, I don't think I want to live THAT long. Last edited by rechu; Jun 29, 2022 at 06:03 PM.. Reason: correction |
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Because their parents grew up under trauma and were always focused on survival, it explained why their offspring always had a feeling of "the other shoe is going to drop" or a general feeling of unease, even though there's no logical reason for it. So they inherited that same sense of trauma. I never heard this and find it interesting. It was a short segment on a podcast of daily news briefings. I also vowed never to be like my parents, distant and stoic about everything in life. They weren't cruel but they weren't warm either. Quote:
They shared practically nothing personal, not even medical issues which is helpful to me if my own doctors ask about family history of something. (It's embarrassing to have to keep saying "I don't know") They were so tight lipped about things that right now I'm sort of paying the price of it, literally, as I try to straighten out some legal stuff. They shared NOTHING about their assets, final resting place wishes, etc. Finding out all this after they are both gone is devastating. Yet they had the nerve to berate me for not sharing anything with THEM. Well if they were more approachable, accepting, and warmer, maybe they'd have gotten more out of me. __________________ Call me "owl" for short! Hmmm....looks like some good tips in here. "Okay, enough photos. I'm a very BUSY Business Kitty, so make an appointment next time." |
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I can relate to the part of not knowing the medical history,recently I have answered I donot know to my physician. Asked my mom about her history to which she said she doesn't remember.Coincidentally, one of my cousin knows something that I am not aware of about my mom's medical history.I feel like they are complete strangers to me.
The physical cruelty ( abuse by my mom) stopped around age 12/13.But the emotional and psychological cruelty continued.They got more and more creative as years passed by. Both my parents has a talent for shooting hateful darts in a single glance that could kill your soul. |
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