While i understand the need for humor and rhetorical snark,
I had to fire my Dad from business.
I had to take away his keys to drive
I had to deal with the movie attendants when he started screaming he was kidnapped.
I had to sit there and ruminate on manly honor as his diapers were changed by a strange woman nurse in his own house.
There is nothing light or airy about anything relating to Alzheimer's. There are no good days, only elongating the inevitable as you say goodbye over and over to pieces and traits.
I knew 5 years ago JRB had it. The stiff knee and elbow joints when walk-shuffling is the dead give away. Like a marionette on strings.
God bless all you all and always remember selective empathy is not empathy. We must always take the high road, it is what separates us from those who will do or say anything for power. Dignity, Empathy, Humanity for all.
You are right, of course, but it is really hard to feel empathy for someone who has dedicated his life to lies, corruption, child abuse (and worse) and whatever other evil, sinful thing you can think of.
Oh, the pre-dementia Joe Biden was a despicable human being who used people including - maybe especially - his own family for political purposes. No doubt.
Yes, I agree. He absolutely made his own bed imo. But definitely feel compassion for anyone else who has had to deal with the effects of dementia on their aging parents. I have several friends dealing with this and it’s heartbreaking 😢😞
I agree about tte lack of fairness but my difficulty with having sympathy is more about what a terrible person Biden has always been and I feel it’s just coming back on him. I would rather he be in a care home than supposedly leading our country but he and his supporting clan of grifters wanted him in a position of power. He’s now simply reaping what he has sowed all of his life.
But why would a loving wife and family put him on display like this? Because they are not loving. How much contempt do you have for a man, when you promote him and parade him in front of the world, as if you intend to shred every tiny bit of dignity, while he is holding fast. Not a fan of Mr. Peters. But it sure seems clear that he can not be playing an active role in his own very public demise.
My Mom always said she hoped to die first before she got dementia. In 2013 she started showing symptoms by telling us news a few minutes after we had just told it to her. She passed away in 2014 of breathing problems at the age of 83.
I totally understand where you are coming from; however. your dad and others who have this condition are not being judged with Joe Biden. He has spent his lifetime of corruption in politics and the damage that he has wreaked upon our country and society at large are crimes against humanity.
Sure, he is being used as a puppet, a face to the position of power that we KNOW he is not in control of. And while some may have pity and call it elderly abuse for his "plight" today, he has been corrupt far longer than he has had Alzheimer's. He was only chosen because they have dirt on him and thought he could be controlled with blackmail. The joke is on them, his mental capacity is unpredictable and no matter how much they coke him up, he can't hide it. He is 100% responsible for the condition that he is in.
Jill and the rest of the family should be ashamed but I think they are all so corrupt they are hoping for more laundered money, political immunity from crime and also a pardon.
It is a very difficult situation and that would be putting it mildly. I worked for a man with dementia and his family would not take his condition seriously. He is still driving even after I told them that he drove into oncoming traffic when I was following him one day. It's terrifying that they will not take his keys away and make his stop "running his business" which he is not doing. He wastes a lot of people's time and it's very frustrating because he cannot understand when you are trying to explain to him that no one is stealing his money or that his checks were stopped because he lost his check book again. Some people do not understand that when you have a family member with dementia, as the child, you have to grow up, be responsible, and be the parent figure.
It's always easier when an elderly parent voluntarily gives up their keys. It's also easier when their doctors tell them they need to give up the keys.
Her first husband was very abusive. I appreciated it so much. & it was extra kind, I had had a 15 year run of alcoholism & she wrote to me during my rehab treatment . Glad she showed faith that I’d stay sober.
Thank you for this, especially the part of the gait being a giveaway. I always wondered if our WH installed resident was truly dementia ridden or given drugs to make him appear so at will. As it is now, right on cue, more and more Liberal media are crying for the DNC to make a change at the convention. How can it be so clear to many of us…..
His gait strikes me as profoundly Parkinsonian and there is such a thing as Parkinson-related dementia (it doesn't happen with every PD patient). I suppose he could have both Parkinson's and some type organic dementia occurring at the same time. Either way, the drug cocktail that must be administered would probably boggle the mind. This situation is terrible on too many levels - both political and personal. Our ruling class has reached new lows.
Lewy Body Dementia - Parkinsons ugly stepsister. There is a characteristic shake, at least in my experience that comes with LBD.
The loss of fine motor skills comes from both it and Alzheimers. My old man was involved in a Johns Hopkins study, we actually had him zipped up in a gurney while still warm and off. Ultimately his autopsy showed his brain had evidence of both Alz and LBD to the point that they couldnt establish which one was worse had ultimately caused his death, but they impact different parts of the brain.
My father's doctor was a Parkinson expert at UF. He told us everyone over 80 has some form of Parkinsons.... My dad developed the Parkinsons gait after a stroke. Physical therapy was a huge help, but that gait worsened as he aged despite PT. I don't see Bidumb's arm movements and gait as Alzheimers, that is the effect of Parkinsons from all that I've read and heard...
I'm not a doctor, but I'm married to an excellent one and I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express in October....🙂
My guess is the DNC will install HRC, Newsome, or Michelle Obama at the last minute and Dems will be thrilled....OR a false flag, Marshall Law and suspend elections...
I believe we are sympathetic to a point, but realistically Joe Biden for the security of this nation. Biden well into his disease; he should go home and enjoy the remaining time he has with his family. Unfortunately “Pride goeth before a Fall”.
Pride goeth before a fall—Especially when Joe is riding a bike or on stage 😑
I agree with the sympathetic to a point. The point for me is that I can’t feel much sympathy for Joe or his family. They are all grifting and using the American public to make money and keep power. It’s entirely despicable imo.
Jill is so FAKE!! All I see is a bobble head toy when she’s lying (speaking). When she’s caught on a hot mic, she talks so mean to Joe, but I can image it’s very frustrating and daunting always trying to hide his deteriorating condition!!
I’m sympathetic to the patriotic American citizens who had this life-long corrupt regime forced on our nation through a stolen election. Biden’s family, the globalists and the DNC pushed this incompetent, evil man on us to advance their agenda. They don’t care about Biden, he’s just a useful puppet for them. The people who should be ashamed of themselves are all those behind him who allowed and enabled it to happen, not the 80+ million who voted for President Trump. We, as a nation, are suffering greatly as a result. The only hope and consolation is that God is ultimately in control and His plan will overcome all the evil in this fallen world and will eventually make all things right.
I agree with you and Alzheimers is a very sad disease. But, just as you and so many others have been forced to do - to tend to and protect your family members, our country should also be protected. What happened in the last election was a direct insult to the American citizens... knowing then that Biden had mental issues related to this disease! People must always be held accountable for their actions. And in this case, since the powers-at-be will not, someone/somebody else must step up and do the right thing. To think that the president's own family will not protect their own failing family member says everything!
Ended subscription to WSJ before the election when it ran an editorial that, “what difference does it make?” that he’s demented. Phrase was famously familiar too. 🤬
While you cared for your Dad and tried to protect his dignity, this man’s family has put him on display for the entire world to see. All involved in this charade are evil. Anyone with any disability gets my sympathy and empathy until they prove themselves to be evil. Evil in an adult diaper or a wheelchair is still evil.
Sorry, but I balk at: ‘We must always take the high road, it is what separates us from those who will do or say anything for power’. Such a sappy sentiment is manna for those who will say or do anything for power. Instead of censorship, I advocate truth, justice… and irreverent humor.
Sorry. Not sorry would have been the truth you did not say and there is not one here who doesn't advocate for those things you seem to advocate for. Meanwhile you offend those who are suffering with family and see Senior abuses. Fyi "there is no one who is righteous, no not one."
Look into all the commonly precribed pharma drugs that lead to dementia. Look into the food you’re eating and all the additives they’ve put into the food supply that affects your health including mental acuity. There is more to dementia than people think.
Peace, I’m sorry for the delay in responding. There are many drugs that may contribute to dementia:
-Anticholinergic drugs, antihistamines like Benadryl
-overactive bladder drugs
-narcotic pain meds
-statins
-heartburn meds (Prevacid, Prilosec)
-anti-anxiety and antidepressants
-epilepsy drugs
There are probably more. The thing we all have to wrap our head around is that big pharma is in the business of making money, billions of dollars. The goal isn’t to cure people it’s to make them lifelong customers of their drugs. Look for alternative care for your healthcare…holistic or functional medicine doctors are usually not in bed with big pharma. There are natural remedies for just about everything if you search for it. Start by eating clean, healthy, real food. Stop drinking soda!! Get fresh air and sunshine every chance you can. Exercise, even if that’s just walking and stretching every day!
No link handy, apologies. When I started looking into statins re concerns for my mom I learned that decline in cognitive function is a known effect. Can happen in as little as a couple of months or take as long as years. Physician took mom off statin couching it as they (medical standard of care) usually take patients off statins after the patients are in their 80s, *not* because of the issue I brought up about cognitive decline. I'll never know for sure. Mom holding mentally re decline, but no recovery of function.😞
*edit - Farther down on this board (different thread) comment by @ASK about statins and cholesterol states something you may find helpful.
I hear you. FWIW, two things that can help you avoid Alzheimer's are: 1) reducing your exposure to aluminum (including not using conventional antiperspirant and avoiding eating food touched by aluminum foil or aluminum pans) and 2) eating a tablespoon or two of coconut oil daily (and/or cooking with it).
The Biden Regime has destroyed families and businesses and torn this country to the ground. Asking me to feel sorry for him would be like asking the families of the 13 killed in Afghanistan to feel sorry for Austin.
I feel ya PK. My sisters & I went through the same situation with our father. For 12 years we were forced to watch our father disappear before our eyes.
I also noticed the signs Biden displayed back when he was campaigning for the 2020 election. There's no way to stop the speeding train once it departs the train station and since I've been through it, Biden’s steady decline that everyone is just now recognizing, isn't surprising to me at all. I feel empathy & sympathy for him when I see him propped up in front of a podium to speak. I say shame on those that are supposed to love & care for him.
Yes, there really doesn't seem to be any love in the Biden clan. It's all about power and greed. Tragic for all involved - and the nation which is being destroyed.
Dementia is an all-encompassing term; e.g. multi-infarct, Parkinsonian, Lewy Body, etc. Alzheimer’s is a form of dementia (and many erroneously called that because of the familiarity of the term).
I have thought the same thing as I took care of my husband’s aunt for 5 years with Alzheimer’s. She shuffled when she walked, we had to take her keys from her, she had to use Depends, couldn’t dress herself...JRB definitely exhibits all the things that we experienced in the 5 years that she lived with us
Thank you for this powerful reminder. I find it extremely difficult to find it in my heart to have empathy or sympathy for JRB but I do have a great deal for the loved ones (such as yourself) who must watch as their beloved family member drifts away in what can often be horrible incidents and increments. I definitely find nothing humorous about this disease. HOWEVER. I do not think it’s a good excuse for not prosecuting what were stated as federal crimes, committed by a man in full possession of his faculties at their commission. And I don’t think the President of the United States should be executing his duties in such a state I don’t care WHO is helping him. This in and of itself is a crime. And I won’t get into all the other evil shit this man has done. It couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy. Karma and all that. (Normally these sorts of things happen to the nicest people, and THOSE folks —and the more regular ones—have all my empathy and more. I just got nothing for evil.)
While i understand the need for humor and rhetorical snark,
I had to fire my Dad from business.
I had to take away his keys to drive
I had to deal with the movie attendants when he started screaming he was kidnapped.
I had to sit there and ruminate on manly honor as his diapers were changed by a strange woman nurse in his own house.
There is nothing light or airy about anything relating to Alzheimer's. There are no good days, only elongating the inevitable as you say goodbye over and over to pieces and traits.
I knew 5 years ago JRB had it. The stiff knee and elbow joints when walk-shuffling is the dead give away. Like a marionette on strings.
God bless all you all and always remember selective empathy is not empathy. We must always take the high road, it is what separates us from those who will do or say anything for power. Dignity, Empathy, Humanity for all.
You are right, of course, but it is really hard to feel empathy for someone who has dedicated his life to lies, corruption, child abuse (and worse) and whatever other evil, sinful thing you can think of.
Oh, the pre-dementia Joe Biden was a despicable human being who used people including - maybe especially - his own family for political purposes. No doubt.
He’s gotten far on the death of a wife and child plus Beau IMHO. Dems around me still talk about poor Joe.
Yes, I agree. He absolutely made his own bed imo. But definitely feel compassion for anyone else who has had to deal with the effects of dementia on their aging parents. I have several friends dealing with this and it’s heartbreaking 😢😞
I felt compassion watching that clip. But God has his hand on everyone. I just pray that he mercifully spares me from that.
I agree. But for the grace of God go I.
The sadder thing is that the Democrats and their propaganda media, only have compassion for their own and will cover up for their own.
Did they for Ronald Reagan?
Would they for Trump?
However upset we get at the lack of fairness, we should not allow them, demons that they are to make us sin in our words, deeds, actions and souls.
I agree about tte lack of fairness but my difficulty with having sympathy is more about what a terrible person Biden has always been and I feel it’s just coming back on him. I would rather he be in a care home than supposedly leading our country but he and his supporting clan of grifters wanted him in a position of power. He’s now simply reaping what he has sowed all of his life.
But why would a loving wife and family put him on display like this? Because they are not loving. How much contempt do you have for a man, when you promote him and parade him in front of the world, as if you intend to shred every tiny bit of dignity, while he is holding fast. Not a fan of Mr. Peters. But it sure seems clear that he can not be playing an active role in his own very public demise.
I agree.
My Mom always said she hoped to die first before she got dementia. In 2013 she started showing symptoms by telling us news a few minutes after we had just told it to her. She passed away in 2014 of breathing problems at the age of 83.
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I agree with you, too. Unfortunately, he is not the only one that has not been held accountable.
I totally understand where you are coming from; however. your dad and others who have this condition are not being judged with Joe Biden. He has spent his lifetime of corruption in politics and the damage that he has wreaked upon our country and society at large are crimes against humanity.
Sure, he is being used as a puppet, a face to the position of power that we KNOW he is not in control of. And while some may have pity and call it elderly abuse for his "plight" today, he has been corrupt far longer than he has had Alzheimer's. He was only chosen because they have dirt on him and thought he could be controlled with blackmail. The joke is on them, his mental capacity is unpredictable and no matter how much they coke him up, he can't hide it. He is 100% responsible for the condition that he is in.
🎯🎯🎯
Very well said!!
Jill and the rest of the family should be ashamed but I think they are all so corrupt they are hoping for more laundered money, political immunity from crime and also a pardon.
Shame on Jill! Who would do that to a spouse they love? 🥵😳🤪
Most of the interviews with her ex husband, I can’t find them anywhere! Used to be on YouTube ten years ago.
He has spoken out recently, several times...
It is a very difficult situation and that would be putting it mildly. I worked for a man with dementia and his family would not take his condition seriously. He is still driving even after I told them that he drove into oncoming traffic when I was following him one day. It's terrifying that they will not take his keys away and make his stop "running his business" which he is not doing. He wastes a lot of people's time and it's very frustrating because he cannot understand when you are trying to explain to him that no one is stealing his money or that his checks were stopped because he lost his check book again. Some people do not understand that when you have a family member with dementia, as the child, you have to grow up, be responsible, and be the parent figure.
Thankful for my grandma handing over her keys , years ago, when she started driving thru stop signs in the town she’d lived in for decades.
It's always easier when an elderly parent voluntarily gives up their keys. It's also easier when their doctors tell them they need to give up the keys.
I had just left an abusive husband and she kindly gave me her car .
That was a nice thing for her to do. Nice for you and safer for her.
Her first husband was very abusive. I appreciated it so much. & it was extra kind, I had had a 15 year run of alcoholism & she wrote to me during my rehab treatment . Glad she showed faith that I’d stay sober.
So thankful to hear that she had faith and you had follow through.
Thank you for this, especially the part of the gait being a giveaway. I always wondered if our WH installed resident was truly dementia ridden or given drugs to make him appear so at will. As it is now, right on cue, more and more Liberal media are crying for the DNC to make a change at the convention. How can it be so clear to many of us…..
His gait strikes me as profoundly Parkinsonian and there is such a thing as Parkinson-related dementia (it doesn't happen with every PD patient). I suppose he could have both Parkinson's and some type organic dementia occurring at the same time. Either way, the drug cocktail that must be administered would probably boggle the mind. This situation is terrible on too many levels - both political and personal. Our ruling class has reached new lows.
Lewy Body Dementia - Parkinsons ugly stepsister. There is a characteristic shake, at least in my experience that comes with LBD.
The loss of fine motor skills comes from both it and Alzheimers. My old man was involved in a Johns Hopkins study, we actually had him zipped up in a gurney while still warm and off. Ultimately his autopsy showed his brain had evidence of both Alz and LBD to the point that they couldnt establish which one was worse had ultimately caused his death, but they impact different parts of the brain.
My aunt has LBD horrible disease
My father's doctor was a Parkinson expert at UF. He told us everyone over 80 has some form of Parkinsons.... My dad developed the Parkinsons gait after a stroke. Physical therapy was a huge help, but that gait worsened as he aged despite PT. I don't see Bidumb's arm movements and gait as Alzheimers, that is the effect of Parkinsons from all that I've read and heard...
I'm not a doctor, but I'm married to an excellent one and I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express in October....🙂
I wonder if drugs are making him weaker sounding.
My guess is the DNC will install HRC, Newsome, or Michelle Obama at the last minute and Dems will be thrilled....OR a false flag, Marshall Law and suspend elections...
It's Martial Law, not Marshall law.
Yes, thanks for the correction
Many of us believe Big Mike is waiting in the wings. HRC has too much baggage, and Newsome’s electability was a red herring.
I believe we are sympathetic to a point, but realistically Joe Biden for the security of this nation. Biden well into his disease; he should go home and enjoy the remaining time he has with his family. Unfortunately “Pride goeth before a Fall”.
Pride goeth before a fall—Especially when Joe is riding a bike or on stage 😑
I agree with the sympathetic to a point. The point for me is that I can’t feel much sympathy for Joe or his family. They are all grifting and using the American public to make money and keep power. It’s entirely despicable imo.
Is Jill that Pride? She, so well educated (ahem), lies her head off constantly to hide the very obvious. What a silly clown (Pride)!
Jill is so FAKE!! All I see is a bobble head toy when she’s lying (speaking). When she’s caught on a hot mic, she talks so mean to Joe, but I can image it’s very frustrating and daunting always trying to hide his deteriorating condition!!
I’m sympathetic to the patriotic American citizens who had this life-long corrupt regime forced on our nation through a stolen election. Biden’s family, the globalists and the DNC pushed this incompetent, evil man on us to advance their agenda. They don’t care about Biden, he’s just a useful puppet for them. The people who should be ashamed of themselves are all those behind him who allowed and enabled it to happen, not the 80+ million who voted for President Trump. We, as a nation, are suffering greatly as a result. The only hope and consolation is that God is ultimately in control and His plan will overcome all the evil in this fallen world and will eventually make all things right.
Well said!!
I agree with you and Alzheimers is a very sad disease. But, just as you and so many others have been forced to do - to tend to and protect your family members, our country should also be protected. What happened in the last election was a direct insult to the American citizens... knowing then that Biden had mental issues related to this disease! People must always be held accountable for their actions. And in this case, since the powers-at-be will not, someone/somebody else must step up and do the right thing. To think that the president's own family will not protect their own failing family member says everything!
Ended subscription to WSJ before the election when it ran an editorial that, “what difference does it make?” that he’s demented. Phrase was famously familiar too. 🤬
While you cared for your Dad and tried to protect his dignity, this man’s family has put him on display for the entire world to see. All involved in this charade are evil. Anyone with any disability gets my sympathy and empathy until they prove themselves to be evil. Evil in an adult diaper or a wheelchair is still evil.
This is not a private citizen we are concerned with here. Perhaps you should find a woke blog for performative moralizing.
There really was no need for you to say this.
Sorry, but I balk at: ‘We must always take the high road, it is what separates us from those who will do or say anything for power’. Such a sappy sentiment is manna for those who will say or do anything for power. Instead of censorship, I advocate truth, justice… and irreverent humor.
Sorry. Not sorry would have been the truth you did not say and there is not one here who doesn't advocate for those things you seem to advocate for. Meanwhile you offend those who are suffering with family and see Senior abuses. Fyi "there is no one who is righteous, no not one."
Beautifully articulated.
( daughter of a mother who died with Alzheimer’s and has daily low-level terror of that being my fate)
Look into all the commonly precribed pharma drugs that lead to dementia. Look into the food you’re eating and all the additives they’ve put into the food supply that affects your health including mental acuity. There is more to dementia than people think.
Do you have a good list of the pharma drugs purported to lead to dementia?
Peace, I’m sorry for the delay in responding. There are many drugs that may contribute to dementia:
-Anticholinergic drugs, antihistamines like Benadryl
-overactive bladder drugs
-narcotic pain meds
-statins
-heartburn meds (Prevacid, Prilosec)
-anti-anxiety and antidepressants
-epilepsy drugs
There are probably more. The thing we all have to wrap our head around is that big pharma is in the business of making money, billions of dollars. The goal isn’t to cure people it’s to make them lifelong customers of their drugs. Look for alternative care for your healthcare…holistic or functional medicine doctors are usually not in bed with big pharma. There are natural remedies for just about everything if you search for it. Start by eating clean, healthy, real food. Stop drinking soda!! Get fresh air and sunshine every chance you can. Exercise, even if that’s just walking and stretching every day!
Thanks so much, Julie Ann B
No link handy, apologies. When I started looking into statins re concerns for my mom I learned that decline in cognitive function is a known effect. Can happen in as little as a couple of months or take as long as years. Physician took mom off statin couching it as they (medical standard of care) usually take patients off statins after the patients are in their 80s, *not* because of the issue I brought up about cognitive decline. I'll never know for sure. Mom holding mentally re decline, but no recovery of function.😞
*edit - Farther down on this board (different thread) comment by @ASK about statins and cholesterol states something you may find helpful.
Thanks, Heterodox Introvert!
I hear you. FWIW, two things that can help you avoid Alzheimer's are: 1) reducing your exposure to aluminum (including not using conventional antiperspirant and avoiding eating food touched by aluminum foil or aluminum pans) and 2) eating a tablespoon or two of coconut oil daily (and/or cooking with it).
Both my parents had dementia at the same time. I understand your fear.
The Biden Regime has destroyed families and businesses and torn this country to the ground. Asking me to feel sorry for him would be like asking the families of the 13 killed in Afghanistan to feel sorry for Austin.
I feel ya PK. My sisters & I went through the same situation with our father. For 12 years we were forced to watch our father disappear before our eyes.
I also noticed the signs Biden displayed back when he was campaigning for the 2020 election. There's no way to stop the speeding train once it departs the train station and since I've been through it, Biden’s steady decline that everyone is just now recognizing, isn't surprising to me at all. I feel empathy & sympathy for him when I see him propped up in front of a podium to speak. I say shame on those that are supposed to love & care for him.
I suspect that after the way he may have abused and used those who are supposed to love and care for him, they may not love or care for him.
Yes, there really doesn't seem to be any love in the Biden clan. It's all about power and greed. Tragic for all involved - and the nation which is being destroyed.
I cannot even imagine the painful sorrow.
Doctors- Isn’t there a difference between dimentia and alzheimers?
Dementia is an all-encompassing term; e.g. multi-infarct, Parkinsonian, Lewy Body, etc. Alzheimer’s is a form of dementia (and many erroneously called that because of the familiarity of the term).
Yes, went through this horror with my mother...and then my sister's husband suffered early onset Alzheimer's and passed at 69😔
I have thought the same thing as I took care of my husband’s aunt for 5 years with Alzheimer’s. She shuffled when she walked, we had to take her keys from her, she had to use Depends, couldn’t dress herself...JRB definitely exhibits all the things that we experienced in the 5 years that she lived with us
Thank you for this powerful reminder. I find it extremely difficult to find it in my heart to have empathy or sympathy for JRB but I do have a great deal for the loved ones (such as yourself) who must watch as their beloved family member drifts away in what can often be horrible incidents and increments. I definitely find nothing humorous about this disease. HOWEVER. I do not think it’s a good excuse for not prosecuting what were stated as federal crimes, committed by a man in full possession of his faculties at their commission. And I don’t think the President of the United States should be executing his duties in such a state I don’t care WHO is helping him. This in and of itself is a crime. And I won’t get into all the other evil shit this man has done. It couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy. Karma and all that. (Normally these sorts of things happen to the nicest people, and THOSE folks —and the more regular ones—have all my empathy and more. I just got nothing for evil.)