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(Yahoo) Interesting Not only is driving with early Alzheimer's ill-advised, studies now show it might also be ill-advised as well   (news.yahoo.com) divider line 97
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filth [TotalFark]
2010-03-18 12:01:36 PM
My grandfather got diagnosed about 3 years ago. Aricept has kept the progression slow, and he still drives.

Yes, we all know it's ill-advised, but could one of you please tell him? In addition to being a sad topic, he's still quite capable of kicking my ass.

The DMV re-uped his license last year.
 
Starryeyes [TotalFark]
2010-03-18 12:18:30 PM
filth: The DMV re-uped his license last year.

We took the keys away from my grandmother after she thought she was going to drive down to our family house in RI and ended up the wrong way on a highway entrance ramp :(

It's so hard to have to step in when you're losing people you love dearly and take away some of the last pieces of independence they have.
 
propasaurus [TotalFark]
2010-03-18 12:20:28 PM
Being President is still OK.
 
shanrick [TotalFark]
2010-03-18 01:05:24 PM
The good thing about Alzheimers is that you can hide your own Easter eggs.
 
Diogenes [TotalFark]
2010-03-18 01:22:43 PM
My mom manages a day spa in Windermere (Tiger's shishi neighborhood). There's nice old lady customer with earlyish Alzheimer's. Mom had to narc on her to her husband when one day, after finishing up her visit, went out into the parking lot, got into her car on the passenger side, and just sat there staring out the window blankly for a half an hour.

Which pales in comparison to my aunt who moved here from DC, and told us, "The drivers in Florida are so much nicer. They just wave at you when you drive down the wrong side of the road."
 
mojo_the_helper_monkey
2010-03-18 02:06:52 PM
Still has trouble shifing the car into pancakes
 
GreenThumb
2010-03-18 02:21:58 PM
I'm not ashamed to say it took me a minute, but I see what you did there, Subby.
 
MONSTERTRUCK
2010-03-18 02:23:24 PM
What?
 
IamFrums
2010-03-18 02:23:38 PM
shanrick: The good thing about Alzheimers is that you can hide your own Easter eggs.

And you're always meeting new people.
 
jonjr215 [TotalFark]
2010-03-18 02:24:06 PM
I loved the headline subby! +1
 
Baby Diego
2010-03-18 02:24:39 PM
IamFrums

shanrick: The good thing about Alzheimers is that you can hide your own Easter eggs.

And you're always meeting new people.

And you can hide your own Easter Eggs.
 
Claude Ballse
2010-03-18 02:25:11 PM
shanrick
The good thing about Alzheimers is that you can hide your own Easter eggs.

And you get to sleep with a new woman every night!



GreenThumb
I'm not ashamed to say it took me a minute, but I see what you did there, Subby.

You had yourself checked out lately? You know, your doctor can help...
 
EighthundredmillionthFarker
2010-03-18 02:25:32 PM
I came here to post something... back to headline.

Oh yeah, um... uh, back to main page...

I came here to post something...
 
Pinner
2010-03-18 02:25:57 PM
Starryeyes: filth: The DMV re-uped his license last year.

We took the keys away from my grandmother after she thought she was going to drive down to our family house in RI and ended up the wrong way on a highway entrance ramp :(

It's so hard to have to step in when you're losing people you love dearly and take away some of the last pieces of independence they have.

Let her have the remote.
 
wage0048
2010-03-18 02:26:18 PM
filth: My grandfather got diagnosed about 3 years ago. Aricept has kept the progression slow, and he still drives.

Yes, we all know it's ill-advised, but could one of you please tell him? In addition to being a sad topic, he's still quite capable of kicking my ass.

The DMV re-uped his license last year.

You know you can contact the DMV and advise them. They'll revoke his license.

\\Yeah, it is passive-aggressive, but if it means that ass-kicking and resentment are not directed at you, it might be okay just this once.
 
Ponzholio [TotalFark]
2010-03-18 02:30:40 PM
But at least it's not Alzheimer's...
 
HumbleGenius
2010-03-18 02:30:52 PM
This headline is so funny I forgot to laugh.
 
EZ Writer
2010-03-18 02:32:28 PM
Baby Diego: IamFrums

shanrick: The good thing about Alzheimers is that you can hide your own Easter eggs.

And you're always meeting new people.

And you can hide your own Easter Eggs.

And you're always meeting new people.
 
westbound pachyderm
2010-03-18 02:33:41 PM
So my grandpa goes to the doctor.

The doctor says, "I've got bad news...you have cancer and Alzheimer's."

Grandpa says, "Whew! Well, at least I don't have cancer!"

/wokka
//wokka
 
EighthundredmillionthFarker
2010-03-18 02:34:15 PM
I came here to post something...
 
halfof33 [TotalFark]
2010-03-18 02:36:47 PM
I work for Alzheimers' Clinic. Some of you guys are very good at making it sound like you know what you are talking about.

But trust me.... You don't.

I think you just want to make yourself sound smart, when in reality you dont know what you are talking about.

This is how bad info gets passed around.

If you dont know about the topic....Dont make yourself sound like you do.

Cuz some Farkers belive anything they hear.
 
Oldiron_79
2010-03-18 02:37:44 PM
You take one nap in a ditch and people start declaring you this and that.
 
HawgWild [TotalFark]
2010-03-18 02:37:59 PM
I may have Alzheimer's, but at least I don't have Alzheimer's!
 
Incredulous [TotalFark]
2010-03-18 02:38:04 PM
Old joke, Subby.

And it's an old joke, too.
 
Sardonic_Padre
2010-03-18 02:38:58 PM
shanrick: The good thing about Alzheimers is that you can hide your own Easter eggs.

Done in 4. Congrats, we made par.

/i snarked
 
Forbidden Doughnut
2010-03-18 02:39:09 PM
I'm starting to forget where my car is parked...especially in big multi-level parking garages. This was not a problem in my 20's and 30's...

/ early 40's
// probable future Alzheimer's headcase?
 
Ehh
2010-03-18 02:42:46 PM
Grandma is listening to the news on the radio when she hears that someone is driving the wrong way on the freeway. She worriedly calls Grandpa on his cell to warn him because he is out driving. "There's some nut driving the wrong way on the freeway!" she tells him. In tizzy, he answers, "Actually, there's a whole bunch of them!"
 
ivanmarsh
2010-03-18 02:42:47 PM
"Not only is driving with early Alzheimer's ill-advised, studies now show it might also be ill-advised as well"

That's insensitive... and funny as hell.
 
non compos mentat
2010-03-18 02:42:51 PM
Forbidden Doughnut: I'm starting to forget where my car is parked...especially in big multi-level parking garages. This was not a problem in my 20's and 30's...

/ early 40's
// probable future Alzheimer's headcase?

Maybe. Where'd you park today?
 
pwhp_67
2010-03-18 02:42:55 PM
The good thing about Alzheimer's is that you can hide your own Easter eggs...
 
Gyrfalcon [TotalFark]
2010-03-18 02:44:44 PM
propasaurus: Being President is still OK.

Presidents don't drive themselves.
 
non compos mentat
2010-03-18 02:44:58 PM
pwhp_67: The good thing about Alzheimer's is that you can hide your own Easter eggs...

And you can meet your own Easter eggs.

And you can hide new people.
 
Fabric_Man
2010-03-18 02:45:38 PM
1. Have a loved one contract Alzheimer's
2. Go to church/synagogue
3. See if you can leave without choking someone out of sheer anger
 
The Southern Dandy
2010-03-18 02:48:11 PM
I want some taquitos.

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jeremynobody
2010-03-18 02:48:22 PM
halfof33: I work for Alzheimers' Clinic. Some of you guys are very good at making it sound like you know what you are talking about.

But trust me.... You don't.

I think you just want to make yourself sound smart, when in reality you dont know what you are talking about.

This is how bad info gets passed around.

If you dont know about the topic....Dont make yourself sound like you do.

Cuz some Farkers belive anything they hear.

No one here is trying to sound like they know what they're talking about, making themselves sound smart, or trying to sound like they know what they're talking about.

/jokes
//not clinical diagnoses
/jokes

...wait a minute, did I just get trolled?
 
JaCiNto
2010-03-18 02:48:27 PM
I just recently had to put my grandmother and grandfather into an assisted living facility. He was in late stages of Alzheimer's and she in the beginning (she got lost for 40 hours on the FL highway system...) She was okay with the move, until he passed away this past Christmas. Now she gets angry with me because I wont let her go back to her house, or have her car. Fun.
 
halfof33 [TotalFark]
2010-03-18 02:48:30 PM
I don't know if you folks are aware of this but I work for Alzheimers' Clinic. Some of you guys are very good at making it sound like you know what you are talking about.

But trust me.... You don't.

I think you just want to make yourself sound smart, when in reality you dont know what you are talking about.

This is how bad info gets passed around.

If you dont know about the topic....Dont make yourself sound like you do.

Cuz some Farkers belive anything they hear.
 
Childish
2010-03-18 02:50:11 PM
I love alzheimers jokes!! I just wish I could remember them.
 
TheSilverOne
2010-03-18 02:50:45 PM
And you have my word, or my name's not Jim Johanson.
 
pwhp_67
2010-03-18 02:51:15 PM
I just recently had to put my grandfather down. I didn't want to do it, but I wasn't gonna let a panel of government strangers do it for me. He went out quick and I think he would have appreciated that...
 
Angostura
2010-03-18 02:52:47 PM
Sounds like Alzheimers can be conquered with a large dose of Tom Tom. Stat!
 
Mrbogey
2010-03-18 02:53:11 PM
This is good news indeed.
 
This Looks Fun
2010-03-18 02:55:57 PM
Ha! Great jokes! I hear that runs in my family. I hope I still remember these jokes when I have my coherent moments. Although, it won't matter because they'll be new to me soon.
 
machoprogrammer
2010-03-18 03:00:54 PM
jeremynobody: ...wait a minute, did I just get trolled?

You did.
 
fappomatic
2010-03-18 03:02:40 PM
halfof33: I don't know if you folks are aware of this but I work for Alzheimers' Clinic. Some of you guys are very good at making it sound like you know what you are talking about.

But trust me.... You don't.

I think you just want to make yourself sound smart, when in reality you dont know what you are talking about.

This is how bad info gets passed around.

If you dont know about the topic....Dont make yourself sound like you do.

Cuz some Farkers belive anything they hear.

Maybe so but my cousin and I have a lot of fun re-arranging Grandma's furniture at night.
 
busy chillin'
2010-03-18 03:04:00 PM
Old school troll is reelin' 'em in. Amazing.
 
Byn [TotalFark]
2010-03-18 03:05:34 PM
I work in a care home for people with Dementia, so I'm really getting a kick...

I had a resident here who was still driving even though he had moderate-severe Alzheimer's. His wife would sit in the passenger seat and give him direction. Like, "press your foot down on the brake pedal..."

Yah. She's in here too now.
 
RuckBreaksScissors
2010-03-18 03:05:56 PM
When my grandfather's old-timers kicked in fully, he couldn't remember my name, but still remembered the way to the bar...Irish braincells are apparently hardier...
 
moops
2010-03-18 03:08:33 PM
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The Invisible Sky Wizard
2010-03-18 03:08:55 PM
halfof33: I work for Alzheimers' Clinic. Some of you guys are very good at making it sound like you know what you are talking about.

But trust me.... You don't.

I think you just want to make yourself sound smart, when in reality you dont know what you are talking about.

This is how bad info gets passed around.

If you dont know about the topic....Dont make yourself sound like you do.

Cuz some Farkers belive anything they hear.

You're supposed to be getting a kick out of these replies.
 
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