Comments on: Yes, I would/No, I wouldn’t http://omegamom.com/2007/10/16/yes-i-wouldno-i-wouldnt/ A "good enough" mom muses about alpha moms, adoption, computers, the State Of The World, Internet quirkiness, and the Kosmik All Wed, 23 May 2012 16:28:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Jean W. http://omegamom.com/2007/10/16/yes-i-wouldno-i-wouldnt/#comment-4475 Jean W. Wed, 17 Oct 2007 20:49:37 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2007/10/16/yes-i-wouldno-i-wouldnt/#comment-4475 Scares me too and yes, I'd take the test just because there are so many ways it can be detailed or mitigated now. My mother died at 91 a mindless lump after about 5 years of deteriorating mental faculties, senile dementia not Alzheimer's, brought on by a series of ischemia attacks coupled to congestive heart failure. A scan of her brain showed that portions had died from lack of O2. The results were very similiar to Alzheimers but very sudden. One day she was okay, the next much different. Three attacks left her essentially mindless. That was the first time anyone on either side of the family had had such problems and it scared the H out of me. After the first time when she still knew what was happening she begged us to help her commit suicide. Somehow I don't think you have to worry. Education and mental exercizing seem to be potent weapons. And menopause can play hob with your physical and mental functions, but that too will pass. Take care and hang from your thumbs. Jean Scares me too and yes, I’d take the test just because there are so many ways it can be detailed or mitigated now.

My mother died at 91 a mindless lump after about 5 years of deteriorating mental faculties, senile dementia not Alzheimer’s, brought on by a series of ischemia attacks coupled to congestive heart failure. A scan of her brain showed that portions had died from lack of O2. The results were very similiar to Alzheimers but very sudden. One day she was okay, the next much different. Three attacks left her essentially mindless. That was the first time anyone on either side of the family had had such problems and it scared the H out of me. After the first time when she still knew what was happening she begged us to help her commit suicide.

Somehow I don’t think you have to worry. Education and mental exercizing seem to be potent weapons. And menopause can play hob with your physical and mental functions, but that too will pass.

Take care and hang from your thumbs.

Jean

]]> By: Spacemom http://omegamom.com/2007/10/16/yes-i-wouldno-i-wouldnt/#comment-4471 Spacemom Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:47:09 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2007/10/16/yes-i-wouldno-i-wouldnt/#comment-4471 I would vote yes, and here is why. It is well known that Alzheimers is connected with the 21st chromonsone, the same one that a trisomoy casuses Down's. Down's syndrome and Alzheimer's BOTH produce Al plaques in the brain. If I KNEW that I was in a position to come down with Alzheimer's I would be willing to over some DNA for testing. It won't save me, but it will save my kids. In addition, I could start to put together memory books for myself. If I KNEW that I would lose my memory, I could at least put together the things I WANT to remember so when I was being spoonfed applesauce, I could look at the books I put together. Also, I would work more on mental exericises. It has been shown that those who are mentally active have a lesser impact of Alzheimer's even if they are genetically prone to it! My grandmother died of Alzheimer's. It was sad and painful to see her go. She hated my mother and refused to believe she was her daughter. She loved the "lovely young man" that mom brought with her (my dad). She was kind in the morning, and a raving bitch at nights (sorry, the only way to describe her...she would scream obscenities to anyone who bothered her) I would want to know so we could find a way to treat it. I would vote yes, and here is why.
It is well known that Alzheimers is connected with the 21st chromonsone, the same one that a trisomoy casuses Down’s. Down’s syndrome and Alzheimer’s BOTH produce Al plaques in the brain. If I KNEW that I was in a position to come down with Alzheimer’s I would be willing to over some DNA for testing. It won’t save me, but it will save my kids.

In addition, I could start to put together memory books for myself. If I KNEW that I would lose my memory, I could at least put together the things I WANT to remember so when I was being spoonfed applesauce, I could look at the books I put together.

Also, I would work more on mental exericises. It has been shown that those who are mentally active have a lesser impact of Alzheimer’s even if they are genetically prone to it!

My grandmother died of Alzheimer’s. It was sad and painful to see her go. She hated my mother and refused to believe she was her daughter. She loved the “lovely young man” that mom brought with her (my dad). She was kind in the morning, and a raving bitch at nights (sorry, the only way to describe her…she would scream obscenities to anyone who bothered her)

I would want to know so we could find a way to treat it.

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