Alzheimer’s - Aircraft of World War II

syscom3 · 07-05-2008, 02:58 AM

I saw this poem on the US 6th armored division website.

Alzheimer’s Cure

Sometimes at night he crawled up the hall.
He wasn’t playing a game at all.
He was living again once more
Those fearful days of ’44,
Fighting again the Second World War.
No, he wasn’t playing a game at all,
Those mysterious times he crawled up the hall.

That’s what Alzheimer’s does to the brain…
Things are real—the fear and the pain.
It was real to him, the shrapnel flying
With buddies all around him dying,
And valiant men reduced to crying.
That’s what Alzheimer’s does to the brain…
It’s real again—the fear and the pain.

Alzheimer’s, sadly, has no cure.
Victim and family must just endure.
But those who have made Christ their choice
Will at last one day rejoice
In Heaven with a healthy voice.
While Alzheimer’s here has no cure,
Alzheimer’s isn’t in Heaven—that’s sure1!
By Pat Lennon
September 26, 2006
(dedicated to the memory of her husband, Horace,
who crawled up the hall one night at Pendleton
Manor, while warning his buddies to stay back)

FLYBOYJ · 07-05-2008, 04:22 AM

Great post Sys - my dad currently has Alzheimer’s - we found out this week his days are short. It's not that big of a blow to me because he's been "gone" for about 4 or 5 years now. We'll endure and move on....

RabidAlien · 07-05-2008, 10:21 AM

v2 · 07-05-2008, 03:52 PM

Erich · 07-05-2008, 03:56 PM

dnag Joe I am so sorry. my brother in-law at 53 had early onset Alzheimers, it was a horro story for some 5 years, the poor guy would leave his wife and hike all around Portland,OR for hours somehow managing to get home, she was fighting terrible cancer during this terrible episode. I have never seen a person age so fast in all my life, he was at least 6 foot 3 inchs tall and this evil reduced him to a shell of 5' 7", losing his mind staring at us, lost all speech and walking like a penquin, he finally passed away due to a heart attack which was truley a blessing in disguise

what a horror this stuff is..........

Soren · 07-05-2008, 04:01 PM

Did anyone get my advice about drinking orange juice with pulp ?

And yes Senility and Alzheimers is a terrible thing, worse than cancer by far.

So remember the daily dose of orange juice with pulp, that should keep this from happening to any of you.

Haztoys · 07-05-2008, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FLYBOYJ

Great post Sys - my dad currently has Alzheimer’s - we found out this week his days are short. It's not that big of a blow to me because he's been "gone" for about 4 or 5 years now. We'll endure and move on....

Been in your shoes Joe .. I feel your pain and am sorry..My mom had Alzheimer's and was strange ...She seem to always know who people were around her for the most part .. It was other things she would forget...Her heart stopped thats what took her ... Before it got real bad...I know she is in a better place ..And would not of wanted to be in the state she was going to real fast...Sorry Joe..Alzheimer's can be real hard on the family

renrich · 07-05-2008, 05:41 PM

Flyboy, sorry to hear about your father. One never knows how much a father means until he is gone.

Wayne Little · 07-06-2008, 07:20 AM

Sorry to hear about your Dad Joe!

FLYBOYJ · 07-06-2008, 10:03 AM

Thanks for the kind words guys - because we have had time to prepare for this, it seems things will be easier in the end. I'm going to see my folks in about 2 weeks....

Njaco · 07-06-2008, 10:43 AM

Sorry, to hear that Flyboy and my prayers to you. My grandmother had this and its a truly awful disease.

starling · 07-06-2008, 10:51 AM

my nan has it too,its bloody awful.yours,starling.

wilbur1 · 07-06-2008, 01:36 PM

My thoughts and prayers are with you Joe

Henk · 07-15-2008, 09:38 PM

That was so nice and it let you feel the pain of seeing it. My grandmother have Alzheimer’s and guys let me tell you it breaks you up to see a loved one in such a state.

That poem brought tears to my eyes.

JugBR · 07-16-2008, 01:49 PM

my mother have alzheimer, she is fighting the disease and if you see her, she looks like pretty good, theres only a few moments shes lost the memory, but shes allright.

for me the best way to treat this deasease is love. you guys would think im talking BS but is not. i never pass 1 day without says i love her, and take her to rides, put her in movement and incentivates her always to be independent and make many soft activities. shes 71, but you might think shes 50 if you look her. im proud of her.

you know, i dont know nothing about medicines and the progress of researches, i just kikck the sadness out and try to live everyday more funny as possible with her. thats my message.

07-05-2008, 02:58 AM	#1
syscom3 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 10,283	Alzheimer’s I saw this poem on the US 6th armored division website. Alzheimer’s Cure Sometimes at night he crawled up the hall. He wasn’t playing a game at all. He was living again once more Those fearful days of ’44, Fighting again the Second World War. No, he wasn’t playing a game at all, Those mysterious times he crawled up the hall. That’s what Alzheimer’s does to the brain… Things are real—the fear and the pain. It was real to him, the shrapnel flying With buddies all around him dying, And valiant men reduced to crying. That’s what Alzheimer’s does to the brain… It’s real again—the fear and the pain. Alzheimer’s, sadly, has no cure. Victim and family must just endure. But those who have made Christ their choice Will at last one day rejoice In Heaven with a healthy voice. While Alzheimer’s here has no cure, Alzheimer’s isn’t in Heaven—that’s sure1! By Pat Lennon September 26, 2006 (dedicated to the memory of her husband, Horace, who crawled up the hall one night at Pendleton Manor, while warning his buddies to stay back) __________________ "Pilot to copilot..... what are those mountain goats doing up here in the clouds?"

07-05-2008, 04:22 AM	#2
FLYBOYJ IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 16,051	Great post Sys - my dad currently has Alzheimer’s - we found out this week his days are short. It's not that big of a blow to me because he's been "gone" for about 4 or 5 years now. We'll endure and move on.... __________________ "IF ITS RED OR DUSTY, DON'T TOUCH IT"

07-05-2008, 10:21 AM	#3
RabidAlien Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hurst, Texas Posts: 2,827	__________________ Pillage, then burn. Argue not with dragons, for thou art crunchy and go well on toast.

07-05-2008, 03:52 PM	#4
v2 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cracow Posts: 4,207	__________________ "A good fighter pilot, like a good boxer, should have a knockout punch..... You will find one attack you prefer to all others. Work on it till you can do it to perfection... then use it whenever possible." - Captain Reade Tilley, USAAF 7 Victories, WW-II -

07-05-2008, 03:56 PM	#5
Erich the old Sage Join Date: May 2004 Location: Platonic Sphere Posts: 10,775	dnag Joe I am so sorry. my brother in-law at 53 had early onset Alzheimers, it was a horro story for some 5 years, the poor guy would leave his wife and hike all around Portland,OR for hours somehow managing to get home, she was fighting terrible cancer during this terrible episode. I have never seen a person age so fast in all my life, he was at least 6 foot 3 inchs tall and this evil reduced him to a shell of 5' 7", losing his mind staring at us, lost all speech and walking like a penquin, he finally passed away due to a heart attack which was truley a blessing in disguise what a horror this stuff is.......... __________________ Rip it up !

07-05-2008, 04:01 PM	#6
Soren Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,114	Did anyone get my advice about drinking orange juice with pulp ? And yes Senility and Alzheimers is a terrible thing, worse than cancer by far. So remember the daily dose of orange juice with pulp, that should keep this from happening to any of you. __________________ It was like being pushed by an Angel! - Adolf Galland I'm an educated engineer, so I love being technical and appraising of great inventions. So if you think I am being biased about something: Tell me! Then you'll probably find out that I am not

07-05-2008, 05:41 PM	#8
renrich Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Montrose, Colorado Posts: 3,271	Flyboy, sorry to hear about your father. One never knows how much a father means until he is gone.

07-06-2008, 07:20 AM	#9
Wayne Little Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust. Posts: 12,511	Sorry to hear about your Dad Joe! __________________

07-06-2008, 10:03 AM	#10
FLYBOYJ IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 16,051	Thanks for the kind words guys - because we have had time to prepare for this, it seems things will be easier in the end. I'm going to see my folks in about 2 weeks.... __________________ "IF ITS RED OR DUSTY, DON'T TOUCH IT"

07-06-2008, 10:43 AM	#11
Njaco The Pop-Tart Whisperer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Jersey, United States Posts: 10,236	Sorry, to hear that Flyboy and my prayers to you. My grandmother had this and its a truly awful disease. __________________ "If you can read this, thank a teacher. If it's English, thank a soldier!" http://www.njcacoa.org/

07-06-2008, 10:51 AM	#12
starling Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: bomber command hq. Posts: 162	my nan has it too,its bloody awful.yours,starling. __________________ "Every German city,is not worth the bones of one British Grenadier".

07-06-2008, 01:36 PM	#13
wilbur1 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Escondido,Ca Posts: 2,206	My thoughts and prayers are with you Joe __________________ Dont shoot him...... It will just make him angry.

07-15-2008, 09:38 PM	#14
Henk Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: George - South Africa Posts: 2,780	That was so nice and it let you feel the pain of seeing it. My grandmother have Alzheimer’s and guys let me tell you it breaks you up to see a loved one in such a state. That poem brought tears to my eyes. __________________ The ultimate revolution in aircraft designs during WW2

07-16-2008, 01:49 PM	#15
JugBR Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Campinas - SP Posts: 1,102	my mother have alzheimer, she is fighting the disease and if you see her, she looks like pretty good, theres only a few moments shes lost the memory, but shes allright. for me the best way to treat this deasease is love. you guys would think im talking BS but is not. i never pass 1 day without says i love her, and take her to rides, put her in movement and incentivates her always to be independent and make many soft activities. shes 71, but you might think shes 50 if you look her. im proud of her. you know, i dont know nothing about medicines and the progress of researches, i just kikck the sadness out and try to live everyday more funny as possible with her. thats my message. __________________

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