Someone needs to talk to Joe

by **HitRed** on Sun Apr 19, 2020 9:08 pm

Dementia and/or Alzheimer's effects a lot of families. My mother in law has it now. It is emotionally hard. Financial hard also. Many times my mother in law remembers her early childhood in amazing detail, yet doesn't always know us.

Sadly, its effects are playing out in public for Joe Biden. He is forming his transition team now, the election hasn't happened yet. This must be crushing for Jill. Someone needs to talk to Joe.

With all sincerity,

HitRed

by **jonesthecurl** on Sun Apr 19, 2020 9:47 pm

Perhaps you can get your voices to talk to Biden too.

by **KoolBak** on Mon Apr 20, 2020 7:54 am

So is this a thread about a devestating, horrifyingly awful affliction, or another political thread done in extremely bad taste?

And if you're actually personally dealing with it on a close basis, I am appalled at you sensitivities by choosing the adjective "hard".

SMH

by **HitRed** on Mon Apr 20, 2020 8:57 am

There is a lot of families that do find it hard.

The National Institute on Aging uses the word.

When a person moves to the later stages of Alzheimer’s disease, caregiving may become even harder. This article offers ways to cope with changes that take place during severe or late-stage Alzheimer’s.

Thankfully, your situation is different it seems.

https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/coping-l ... rs-disease

by **2dimes** on Mon Apr 20, 2020 9:12 am

No, he is trying to indicate you seem to be too cavalier about the subject.

He is suggesting "emotionally hard" is not sufficient to describe how bad it gets sometimes.

Also it seems disrespectful to say Joe Biden has it as a joke.

by **HitRed** on Mon Apr 20, 2020 9:16 am

This is a serious subject. Not sure where the joke is. It was painful to watch the Jill and Joe on TV last night.

by **KoolBak** on Mon Apr 20, 2020 10:12 am

Thank you dimey....sigh.

by **2dimes** on Mon Apr 20, 2020 12:51 pm

I'm not going to suggest the guy is someone I want in office as potus, but I think he has better access to medical care than you suggest.

You don't just talk someone out of those conditions. They require full time supervision.

Carry on.

by **Dukasaur** on Mon Apr 20, 2020 3:36 pm

Remember in 2016 when the Trump camp was circulating the rumour that Hillary was dying of Parkinson's or something? Here we are, four years later, and she's alive and well and enjoying life a lot more than when she was in politics.

I guess spreading mean-spirited lies will always be in the Trump playbook.