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Haggard Celine

(17,607 posts) Sun Nov 23, 2025, 03:13 AM Nov 23

Dementia Is Everywhere. [View all]

I meet my parents once a week for lunch and they're telling me every time about someone in the family or a friend who has dementia and/or Alzheimer's. I don't remember this from my childhood or even 20 years ago. What is going on? And they aren't all old, either. Is Alzheimer's a prion disease? Could we be ingesting something that's causing this? How much more of this are we going to see?

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Dementia Is Everywhere. [View all] Haggard Celine Nov 23 OP

The biggest risk factor Coldwater Nov 23 #1

A close friend of mine was diagnosed at 64. Demobrat Nov 23 #2

Alcohol and smoking Coldwater Nov 23 #4

My mother died of Alzheimer's BeerBarrelPolka Nov 23 #6

My mother succumbed to Alzheimers Mossfern Nov 23 #20

Sorry for your loss BeerBarrelPolka Nov 23 #21

Just to add regarding my mother .... Mossfern Nov 23 #22

My mom went through all the stages BeerBarrelPolka Nov 23 #23

I had an Rebl2 Nov 23 #24

Dr. Michael Macken BeerBarrelPolka Nov 23 #25

Alzheimer's Disease Genetics Fact Sheet ...National Institute on Aging NotHardly Nov 23 #29

Agreed Mossfern Nov 23 #43

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It might just be my perception or paranoia tavernier Nov 23 #3

I think you covered NJCher Nov 23 #9

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We all have microplastics in our brain. Ziggysmom Nov 23 #5

That's interesting, thanks for the link. Haggard Celine Nov 23 #38

Senile BeerBarrelPolka Nov 23 #7

Age and experiences ScotLass Nov 23 #8

Imagine if we had a government evemac Nov 23 #10

My grandmother had dementia in the 1970s Norbert Nov 23 #11

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Diabetes Blue Full Moon Nov 23 #12

So it is a prion disease. Haggard Celine Nov 23 #40

They have made great strides with treatment. Blue Full Moon Nov 23 #41

Post removed Post removed Nov 23 #13

It's a combination of people living longer and the people you pay attention to being older. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 23 #17

Yup, you notice it a lot more when you are in the demographic GoCubsGo Nov 23 #42

We live in a toxic soup. And it shows. Irish_Dem Nov 23 #18

A friend's dog started moonscape Nov 23 #19

My cat was about 14 years old when she started attacking me leaving me bloody. There was no way to stop her. Walleye Nov 23 #26

My grandmother had Alzheimer's at least 50 years ago before they even had a name for it Walleye Nov 23 #27

The YouTube real medical doctors have convinced me bucolic_frolic Nov 23 #28

Just speculation. Correlation does not equal causality. NoRethugFriends Nov 23 #30

Just pure smack based on ignorance. I'll listen to the doctors, not you. bucolic_frolic Nov 23 #31

. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 23 #32

IT IS DIET AND ENVIRONMENT. AND PLASTICS. Iwasthere Nov 23 #33

Boomers' great grandparents often died in their late 50s to early 60s, Many more very old people now. hedda_foil Nov 23 #34

One of my great grandmothers who lived an almost idyllic rural life in a clean environment... hunter Nov 23 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Nov 23 #39

Dementia is actually declining as a percentage of old people who have it DavidDvorkin Nov 23 #35

I'm hardly ever around any young people. Haggard Celine Nov 23 #37