Do you know anyone who has died of alzhheimers disease?
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yes and it is horrifying.\nThere was a point where my granny knew she was losing it and helpless to do anything for herself.\n After a while she would slip away to a different time in life. She would say things that were totally out of context, repeat the same thought or request continuously. Thought people were taking things, cause the days just melted away. Sometimes she even got combative if someone stressed to hard to bring her to reality (this is a bad thing to do, even if you convince them it is only temporary and they will slip back, it upsets them something fierce)\neventually she did not recognize who was with her no matter how much prompting and cues she had. It was a horrid end of life. Her body was here but her mind and persona left long before.
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yup- sure have and you can find mor info about it here\nhttp://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/raynaud/ar125fs.htm
440406
Yes. He had a stroke in March and passed away a day or two later. So sad. He was one of the great gentlemen of baseball, and only about 45 years old.
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Yes. I had it in 1991. I caught it at Club Med in St.Lucia, French West Indies. It started with a horrible headache which got worse and worse, lots of nausea, pain all down my spine. I was hospitalized for 2 weeks and not supposed to fly for two months. I lost 30 pounds, was light sensitive, couldn't stand noise. But it isn't a fatal illness, though you wish you'd die, the pain is so horrible. It is not as contagious as the bacterial version either.\n\nYour poor, sweet wife. Give her a hug (softly) from me. I feel for her.
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no, the disease usually cant live outside the body, it dies immediately from oxygen or the temperature.
503496
the only information I could find mentions that he died of heart failure
1064717
The cause of Loug Gherig's disease, or ALS (amyotrophic latteral sclerosis), is still unknown.\nOnly 5-10 percent of ALS cases are inherited. \nALS scares the hell out of me, because I watched my mother die an agonizing death. I have no idea what variation of ALS she had, but I would rather be shot than die like she did.
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My thoughts and prayers go out to your friend Dim.  He has lost his mother but we have all gained an angel.  God bless him and his family.
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Sorry to hear about that I have close family members with that terrible illness. Have you considered looking for a liver transplant support group to join? I would not like to see you go through that trauma again. I will see if I can find some groups near you. Should there be none in your area think about starting one. I need to know approx the area you live. Take care ~A~
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Yes my sister who was 44, died last year a day after Mother's Day:(
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None. He died of a self inflicted gun shot wound to the head several years ago after a bout with drug addiction.  His son became a successful actor however and is very much alive and well.
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Yes, my Daughter at the age of 7.\n\nShe died 16 years ago on Nov. 18th.\nThe pain is still there and always will.\n\nI miss her terribly.\n\nI have also lost both sets of grandparents and an Aunt.
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HI! I will definitely pray for you two. I am so sorry about your illnesses. That is so tragic. There is power in prayers and strength in numbers. My brother was written off as 'terminal' when he was 15. He's now 49! He had many prayers and is wonderful and healthy now. I wrote your names down and will contact others to pray for you as well. God bless!
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it was very painful.  I watched my brother go from 200 something pounds to less than 100 pounds before he died.  He was diagnosed with renal cancer, cancer of the kidneys.  He went from Sloan-Kettering Hospital in Manhattan to Calvary Hospital in the Bronx.  My mother went much more often than I did.  I'll never forget the first time I saw him in Calvary Hospital, his face his body so skinny, even now just writing about it, almost brings tears to my eyes.  I miss him so much.  Everyday, I wish that I could talk to him, hug him and just tell him how much I love him.  I miss him so much, his name was max.
901004
no they can die from steroids. my friends boxer had steroids and it died
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why do you want people to contact you if their relatives contracted this disease?  My sister got Legionnaires Disease in 84 or 85 (I think) and she became very ill.  She did live but has had diminished lung function ever since.  It was explained to me as like having a very bad case of pneumonia that does not always respond to treatment and that they could treat her symptoms but not cure the disease so she would basically live or she would die.  At the time she still had 2 minor children and we were all in a panic.  \n\nBut on a funny side note:  she actually got the disease from a dirty air conditioner vent while she worked as a waitress in a VFW club! ha! Legionaries disease from a VFW club! ha!
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Many times.When my first boyfriend and I broke up. When my husband cheated on me. When my sister died at 46. When my brother died at 36. When my mother died. Two weeks ago when my son-in-law was diagnosed with cancer at 28. One night when I was having chest pains and didn't think I would live to see the next day. Many other times too. through out my life. I just say to my self. This to shall pass. I wish I knew more about whats going on with you. So maybe I could help. Some of the questions people ask are to vague. We need more details. Sorry life is hard for you.Right now.