Alzheimer's and the Brain

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[beactivebehappy]

"The human brain is the most complex structure ever in the universe."
- Human Brain

[rsbullygta]

Alzheimers is my biggest fear. Such a scary thought to think you might forget everything you know now someday.

[noob]

My grandmother, who does not have Alzheimers, got sick and was temporarily sent to recover at a home for Alzheimers patients. It was honestly the grimmest place I've ever been, like actually from a horror movie. The people were like zombies, just sitting there quietly staring at the tv, like passengers on a plane. One lady started going "help... help..." while staring at me, and another one was walking back and forth the corridor (for my whole 1½ hour visit) singing about how she wants to die. Aside from the nurses chatting in their break room and my grandmother, those were the only words I heard on the whole visit.

[Zigby_]

I first watched this when it came out, I was in the 10th grade. 6 years later and I'm applying for a MSc, & then hopefully a PhD, in Neuroscience. Thank you Michael :)

[maple]

"Everytime someone dies, a library goes to ashes"
-Someone I saw in the YouTube comments once.

[boxofbugs]

My great grandfather developed Alzheimers, and he recorded a video for himself to remember everyone. It was an hour long video of him 10 years before assuring himself that his family will take care of him till he dies. Sometimes, he would get very scared of us, but we'd give him the video and just smile.
Rest in peace, Great granddad. You will live infinitely through our memories

[Cordonguy]

it's like forgetting a memory you were thinking about, you remember thinking it was cool, and you refuse to forget to, but then when you try to think too hard, that cool Idea of your just fades..away.

[isaiahrosner]

Sometimes it feels like it’d be impossible to have dementia/Alzheimer’s. Certainly I’d notice if I couldn’t remember stuff, right?

Then I remember my dreams, and how I almost never notice I’m dreaming. Scary stuff.

[bethkerr]

Alzheimer’s is terrifying and so sad. You lose the person before they even die.

[dnss]

"Now im scared of my own brain"
- My Brain

[fisherhq]

My great grandma recently passed due to Alzheimers. She was a beautiful caring woman and every moment I shared with her felt special, we lived only a block away from her and my great grandpa's house, we got to see them a lot due to this. But. Once my grandpa died, my great grandma's alzheimers got worse. I live in a new state now so when we got to see her after those years of being apart. (Last time I saw her was during my great grandpa's funeral. ) she looked so out of it. As if she was confused on how to even live... she looked so weak, so much more skinny then the last I saw her. She kept talking about my great grandpa and how she was thinking of him, I think she knew he was gone but it seemed as though she didnt... Turns out she forgot how to even drink water cause of her alzheimers, she didn't know she was dehydrated which made her have a stroke. After that... the children of my great grandma decided it was time for her. So she was put in one of those places where you're set peacefully to sleep and die. They make it so it's not painful, and so they go out without any more pain. I know my great grandma was gone but I knew it was her still even when she looked so gone. When we finally got to her funeral from our state and I got to see her resting peacefully I couldn't stop bawling my eyes out. I missed her, but I know this was the best for her. I know she's happy up with my grandpa but letting go has been so hard to face with someone you love dearly.

[lulu]

my friend's mom just died from freakishly early onset alzheimers, in her early 50s i think. it sounds like one of the most horrifying and heartbreaking ways to die. it's sometimes genetic and matrilineal, so i'm really hoping my friend doesn't develop it, at least at such an early age. such a tragic loss. i lost my mom years ago as well but i still can't imagine what it was like, living with her in those last years as it got worse, knowing there's not really any effective treatments to slow it down much or reverse the effects. i suppose all we can do is raise awareness and support research with whatever means we have. everyone struggling with this awful disease and those who love them have my sympathy.

[nbaclutchhoops]

It’s actually incredible how this guy sets up topics and transitions into them

[Rybjo]

This disease is scary. Imagine forgetting everything in your life that defines you as a person. That just leaves you lifeless and dead.

[whynot]

My grandma passed in 2018 from Alzheimer’s. And she was 85, my mom is older, and she’s 66. Ever since my grandma passed that’s all that been in her mind is, weather or not she’ll get it. The past two years she asked me if I wanted to go to Spain then Greece. So I said yes, I want to know that if she gets diagnosed in like 20 years that, I can look back and not regret going to that trip, or regret that conversation. I spend time with her, not so that she has someone to talk to, but so I can feel better about know I enjoyed the most I could with my mom.

[RealValkor]

I am making a presentation about dementia and this is so helpful, I am glad I managed to stumble by this video again after so long haha.

[logmanevr]

Of course this is recommended to me after Everywhere At The End of Time

[chrisj]

I was in a Alzheimer’s unit of a nursing home performing maintenance and had to go into a patients room. On the Wall was a frame holding a picture of the man during WWII. He had many medals and a plaque inside stated that he was in the first wave of men to hit the beaches in Normandy. He survived all that hell lived his life. Alzheimer’s left this man an 80 pound shell of himself laying in a bed wearing a diaper and holding a teddy bear. I hope a cure is found because this is what awaits anyone with this disease.

[ortKnox]

Ik I'm not the only one who would love to just sit and have a conversation with this dude for hours

[imfogg]

I like how my brain is learning about it's self.