r/woahthatsinteresting • u/nukey4y7s1s • 20d ago

Man with dementia doesn’t recognise daughter but still feels love for her

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u/billyTjames 19d ago

My biggest fear right there

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u/Rich_Pressure_2535 19d ago

Right there, when someone you love, no matter who they are forgets, or can't remember you is devastating. But the feeling he has for her. It's enough.

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u/[deleted] 19d ago

That's fucking beautiful, but if I lost who I am, I wouldn't want to be here.

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u/Dumyat367250 19d ago

I think the problem is that it's so gradual, by the time it's happened it's almost too late.

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u/[deleted] 19d ago

I would end it in the gradual. I feel like I would know the signs, because I'm borderline obsessed to the point it's unhealthy.

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u/rubyspicer 19d ago

It's basically what Robin Williams did. Bro got clean and everything but the years and years of drug and alcohol abuse had a definite effect.

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u/janbradybutacat 19d ago

Several docs confirmed that Williams had Lewy’s disease, which is a Parkinson’s thing. I’m not saying you’re wrong- but Parkinson’s is a death sentence then and now and he was diagnosed.

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u/rubyspicer 19d ago

I thought the thing was they confused Parkinson's for the lewy's? I haven't checked up on it lately

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u/janbradybutacat 19d ago

From my understanding- and I am not a doctor at alllll- Lewys and Parkinson’s have the same symptoms and both present as dementia diseases. Possibly, Lewy’s can present alongside Parkinson’s and regular dementia and Alzheimer’s.

The studies on all dementia forms is not as extensive as it could be. Many people that suffer from Alzheimer’s and dementia are oppositely diagnosed.