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Sometimes she will say that he has a brain tumor. It's easier than saying frontotemporal dementia and having to describe how the disease has stripped away his self-restraint. Stu is no longer aware of how to behave in the company of others, and like an unknowing child, will blurt out the first thing that comes to mind or will act without considering the consequences.
Little-known brain disease rips apart lives of victim, loved ones
Seeded on Sat Feb 11, 2012 3:17 AM EST
Article Source: The L.A. Times
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I found this an interesting read about frontotemporal dementia. This being the first time I have come across information regarding this disease.
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#1 - Sat Feb 11, 2012 3:19 AM ESTSometimes she will say that he has a brain tumor. It's easier than saying frontotemporal dementia and having to describe how the disease has stripped away his self-restraint. Stu is no longer aware of how to behave in the company of others, and like an unknowing child, will blurt out the first thing that comes to mind or will act without considering the consequences.
She could just say he's a republican. Bachmann might also suffer from this...
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#2 - Sat Feb 11, 2012 4:56 AM ESTWhat a horrible illness to deal with! Much like stroke victims...
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#3 - Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:35 AM ESTDowser. How are you my friend? Interesting how the daughter keep pushing for an answer. I'm not in the medical field and I actually look forward to what those that are have to say here. As now that they have "discovered it" is this really new? Or has this been there all along and we just now discovered it? I think as the Baby Boomers hit senior status the next twenty years will be quite interesting in the medical field. I mean really was listening to a "rock' song at full blast for over 50,000 times to truly understand it's meaning worth the message, and what impact does that really take on the brain? One of those I don't know moments for me. LOL I guess I'm sitting here thinking that seniors will be the new "white laboratory mice" in the medical field on the study of aging?
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I would imagine it falls under many of the same categories that is covered by the word: Dementia.
There are so many reasons for it, so many things that can cause it-- and yet, no cure for it.
Having been in the hospital once, in the 'old folks ward', all I can say is: get me out of there! I was 46 and my roommate was 96. They really didn't give two hoots about either of us.
I think we'll be very fortunate if they don't lock us up in boxcars and let us starve...
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Dowser. Then let us all just keep playing the music we love and stay out of places like that. LOL
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Absolutely!
(((((((((((((The Wise Wizard)))))))))))))
Right now, I'm listening to Lynnyrd Skynnyrd. Simple Man-- I think I need to make a video for Peep! ;-)
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Dowsere, I am already committed to live my life to the last breath...Hope when I go it's an instant thing. One minute here the next minute gone...a Wow moment and why did I wait so long to get to the next place.... LOL
I just met a friend for coffee and on the road...But keep the music always close...
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Dowser...Every breath I take...Like it could be my last. LOL...
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I've never heard of this one either. My heartfelt sympathies to those involved.
Clipped to the Alzheimers/Dementia/Memory Loss Support group.
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#4 - Sat Feb 11, 2012 2:18 PM ESTJoTigerlily. Thanks for stopping by. Clip away.
I have friends in SoCal that just named their little girl " Tigerlily" , her first name. She's about 3 months old now? : )
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Cute! I don't think I've ever heard of that for a first name. I'm sure she's adorable. :-)
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Wow I never heard of it either:
Once called Pick's disease and now FTD, frontotemporal dementia hides its symptoms well. Like Alzheimer's, it is the result of the degeneration of neurons caused by an abnormal accumulation of proteins in the brain.
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#5 - Sat Feb 11, 2012 8:44 PM ESTcried. Hope this doesn't become a household name anytime soon. This causes some serious behavioral changes doesn't it?
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Sure does, hopefully I will read a bit more about this at work tonight. Don't know, if I'll have time, there's a fragile ego-ed person I've been trying to uplift.
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cried. What is it you do? I'm guessing you in the healing fields.
Naw I sit on my fat arse reading a lot. The only 'healing fields' I am in is caring too much sometimes for people.
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cried. Guilty of the same thing sometimes, actually all the time. You have to be all big to keep doing that my friend. The returns aren't much as you know...I thought you were in the psy field with all the seeds from that area.
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#6 - Sat Feb 11, 2012 11:58 PM ESTThought a few might think that. It is why I had changed my bio lol.
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cried. Just read your new bio..good to know what you're not. That narrows the field down considerably. LOL I was ready to start calling you Dr. cried...
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:P
Just answering the speculators on that lol. Seriously for work I really don't do much more than what I said. Night manager at a bordello (actually an hotel, no bordellos here). Rush to do work so I can get reading done.
cried. Nice then I won't call you Dr. I'll just use sir...LOL...I know you are up late as I am here most times. I bet you meet many people from around the globe. You are in a nice area of the country.I know that area fairly well.
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and a lot of local yokel shack-ups, druggies, business people, tourists, 'scarlet ladies', etc... the usual riff raff you see at every hotel lol. So no, you don't have to call me Dr. I do know some who work like I do though, some night auditors/night manager working on PhD's and such. You never know what reasons people might have to choose the jobs they do.
Used to go to a bar, and the bartender was an actual psych! Prettiest thing you ever saw too.
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I know those as well. Most the time I get to stay in ok places I prefer waterfront or private inns. LOL..Nice that you get time once you tuck them all in.
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