Abi
08-08-2007, 17:28
What do you think about the Dementia Documentry that is going to air tonight?
For those who haven't heard much about it, it follows a couple of years in the life of a couple. The man was diagnosed with Alzheimirs, and it follows how the illness progressed, and how it affected the couples relationship and life.
I think its so brave of them to do this. Its something that people dont tend to know much about, unless they know someone with it. Nearly everyone knows what cancer, heart disease etc does, but not this. Its about time people know more about it, as its an awfull disease, which affects so many people. I've got experience of people with dementia, and find it hard when people dont take it that seriously. Its not just a case of sometone forgetting a few things, who you are, etc. Its worse than that. Hopefully a few more people will watch this, and appriciate what its like for the family, when someone has dementia, and what it actually does.
For those who haven't heard much about it, it follows a couple of years in the life of a couple. The man was diagnosed with Alzheimirs, and it follows how the illness progressed, and how it affected the couples relationship and life.
I think its so brave of them to do this. Its something that people dont tend to know much about, unless they know someone with it. Nearly everyone knows what cancer, heart disease etc does, but not this. Its about time people know more about it, as its an awfull disease, which affects so many people. I've got experience of people with dementia, and find it hard when people dont take it that seriously. Its not just a case of sometone forgetting a few things, who you are, etc. Its worse than that. Hopefully a few more people will watch this, and appriciate what its like for the family, when someone has dementia, and what it actually does.