As Oddie said in HER recent post, I am not typing this for publicity. Oddie reminded me to do this by posting her thread, and I thought my fellow Vizzed friends could help me out or take this well. Based on a true story...


Years ago, my father was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. (However you spell that) He kept forgetting things really quickly because that's what his disease did. There was no cure, and since he kept forgetting things, I thought he was retarded. When my mother was at work, he beat me up. Even did he do this to my little sister. I couldn't stand it. After his beatings, I would cry. I didn't know why he was acting like this. A few hours later he would apologize and I thought it was weird. Then a few years ago, my mother finally coughed up the truth about him. I asked her why she didn't tell me before. She aid I would be too young to understand. I still hated my dad for beating me up...but then...


One weekend, my mother had a work shift. I sat next to my sister to watch Popeye with her. Then my dad kept rushing at me. He then threw me on the leather couch and started choking me. He had a constipated face while doing so. I thought I would die...I was losing air. After that, I ran into the computer room, where I am sitting to call my mother. I told her the situation and that I could have called 9-11. She said that idea was folly. She came home from work right away to lecture my father about not doing so. How pitiable. She had to stay home instead of working.?

After this event, the beating continued. But that one day haunted me. I remembered it and I was crying myself to sleep. Then this year, while we were watching TV, my dad suddenly had chest pain. "I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die! Ohh Ohhh." The words that came out of his mouth. We called 9-11 to get paramedics. When they arrived, I was frightened as could be. When one of them was interviewing my mother, she was all worked up, crying. Dad had to go to the hospital...


We visited him at the hospital right when he got sent there. He kept getting out of his chair, thinking he was in a state penitentiary. He even took my snack! That was the longest day of my life...

So this is how liberty dies...my father used to be a good guy. He went to Harvard, he taught at a university. He was an anthropologist, and he worked for DC comics when he was young. He made his own comic series as well! He was the best father (other than Bob Saget) that you could ever have. He took my to restaurants, bought me video games, and stood up for me.?

It was now time that he had to go to a retirement home. He has to get a catheter EVERY day. My father has a prostate infection...my mother cries herself to sleep while I try to comfort her...

Wow. I am so sorry man. This made me tear up. I.... I don't know what else to say.

Sorry to hear this such tragedy to do with your family.....I hope all goes well for your family soon. remember if you need us, or me some of us will be willing to help you when we can but, pixel let me say this. Don't lose hope for what you may have seen now....things will work oit eventually for your family. So try and smile when you can, even when going though rough times like this......

Singelli : you might want to say a few words big sis....

   Alzheimer's is a terrible thing. It's often said that many relatives of those affected by it would actually rather just have their family member die instead of getting the disease.

   I lived with someone with it for over a year too, and it really changes a person. Just remember, as hard as it is to think about, your dad isn't who he used to be. The condition has changed him... and there is nothing anyone can do to stop it. It's so hard to swallow... but it's the truth.

   To see the man you respected and loved turn on you like that, and act like he is out of his mind... well I can't even begin to imagine how that feels... and it's terrifying and sad.

   Your mother shouldn't of let you home alone with your father without you know exactly what was happening and how to deal with it, but that's in the past now. Your father is in good care now, and you will be able to spend time with what is left of his mind. I know I'm not making you feel any better... but when it comes to Alzheimer's, these are things you need to know.

   I'm so sorry for what has happened to your family. I wish I could help somehow, and again... I can't imagine how you feel... my heart goes out to you. But we are all here, and remember if you have any questions about the disease of need advice, we are here for that too.

Oh man, what a horrible story! I'm glad that my post encouraged you to post this, at least I felt a little bit more at ease with everything after writing it all down and posting it here. It felt like the pain became a lot easier to bear when I shared my story with others! I really hope that you felt the same thing.
I've never really met a person suffering from Alzheimer's and I don't really know much about it, I know that my grandfather (who passed away a year ago) suffered from it, but since he lived in Italy I never met him. I really hope that even though all that your family has been through, you will be able to stick together and be happy together. I know that at the moment everything may seem dark but, I promise you, it will get brighter someday! 
If you ever feel like you want to talk to someone, feel free to PM me, I'll be as good of a support as I can, and I know every one else on here will be too. 

Wow, this is just, I don't know on what to say, after reading this story, I just got to say, it's just terrible on what you have to face though, and it will be really hard to cope with this tragic with your family.
I'm really feel bad with all of that you got to encounter with, If you want to chat with me, feel free to do that.