Gripe of the day - What is yours?

[ophic]

You're assuming the police would be interested.

[Littlepeahead]

My mum has frontotemporal dementia. That isn't great but at least we now know. She's 72 and had been showing dementia symptoms for a while.

However, they then told me that I may well get it too, and that I need to be tested as this variant usually develops much younger, from age 45 or so. I'm 47.

I saw my GP this morning and just in passing said I was struggling to recall names and words. I was there about something else. Then this afternoon the specialist at the hospital where I'd taken my mum tells me I may have the faulty gene. 50/50 chance.

It's knocked me sideways. They give you counselling then a scan and stuff. I don't have to find out but I want to. Not least because I'm not overpaying on my pension anymore if I've only got 5 years left!

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[maviczap]

Originally Posted by Littlepeahead

My mum has frontotemporal dementia. That isn't great but at least we now know. She's 72 and had been showing dementia symptoms for a while.

However, they then told me that I may well get it too, and that I need to be tested as this variant usually develops much younger, from age 45 or so. I'm 47.

I saw my GP this morning and just in passing said I was struggling to recall names and words. I was there about something else. Then this afternoon the specialist at the hospital where I'd taken my mum tells me I may have the faulty gene. 50/50 chance.

It's knocked me sideways. They give you counselling then a scan and stuff. I don't have to find out but I want to. Not least because I'm not overpaying on my pension anymore if I've only got 5 years left!

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Not nice to read this, but don't read too much into being forgetful, the older you get the more you forget. I'm 57 and I notice that I'm getting more forgetful, and use various things to remind me of stuff to do.

This kind of thing does follow in families, but it can jump a generation, and will also have your fathers genes mixed in.

[maviczap]

After completing my 3 good deeds of the day (see smile of the day), I only went and left a fleece jacket in the bank.

Oh well, I know where it is, but means I need to make another trip to the bank, 24 mile round trip, plus car parking!

[Littlepeahead]

Inappropriate swearing it's also a symptom. But I do that anyway.

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[maviczap]

Originally Posted by Littlepeahead

Inappropriate swearing it's also a symptom. But I do that anyway.

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The older I get the worse I swear, and I'm certainly Mr Angry in the car these days

[shiftin_gear98]

Lph, Try not to worry about the what if's. I'm awaiting the results of a blood test at the moment. I'm telling myself not to panic until I'm told too. Fingers crossed you are genetically more like your dad than your mum.
Good luck.
And I'm 41, I swear quite a lot.

[garynortheast]

Originally Posted by maviczap

After completing my 3 good deeds of the day (see smile of the day), I only went and left a fleece jacket in the bank.

Oh well, I know where it is, but means I need to make another trip to the bank, 24 mile round trip, plus car parking!

Ah, but if you went on two wheels (powered or pedal) that could be a 24 smiles round trip!

[garynortheast]

Lph that's not a nice thing to be waiting to hear about, but as others have said it's not a done and dusted result. I can certainly confirm the age related forgetfulness, but I've been like that since I was much younger, so it may well mean nothing more than having too busy a mind to properly file information away mentally.

And as for the ****ing swearing, don't ****ing get me ****ing started. The stuff I see going on around me is enough to get a ****ing saint ****ing swearing. ****ing hell......

[BanannaMan]

Thoughts and prayers for you Clare.
I hope you don't have this gene.
Just remember having the gene does not mean for sure you will have this especially at a young age)

Forgetfulness?? I can tell you about 40 years ago but where did I lay my cane down last ?

As for the swearing, Sorry I'm a gentleman, at all times.
Don't see why people feel the need to swear if they are not angry.
If you do hear me swearing loudly it might be wise to back up a bit as its highly likely someone is about to learn a life lesson. (And hopefully it won't be me! LOL )