Barbara Windsor has been diagnosed with alzheimers :(

[Amy Jade]

Not our Babs </3



https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/6250946/eastenders-and-carry-on-star-dame-barbara-windsor-diagnosed-with-alzheimers-aged-80/

[Ashley.]

Oh that's terrible. :sad:

[Denver]

So this is why she asked for Peggy to be killed off?

[kirklancaster]

This is very sad news. Alzheimer's is a terrible affliction.

I would rather be paralysed than lose my mind.

[Mystic Mock]

That's terrible news, Alzheimers is such a terrible disease as it's already like the person that people knew is already dead and what's left is an empty shell by the end of it as they regress back the years.

Hopefully one day Doctors can find a cure for it somehow.

[AnnieK]

My nan has Alzheimer's and in a way she is the happiest she has ever been. She lost my mum, her only daughter and then her partner quite soon after which would have been devastating to anyone but because of her illness she doesn't really know the extent of the sadness.

I remember my other nan before she died said she would have preferred dementia to the physical disabilities she had, she always said she had an 18 year old mind trapped in a body that no longer worked and the frustration and anger she felt contributed to her ultimate death.

Aging, however it happens is awful. Hard for the person and hard for loved ones to watch.

Hopefully Barbara can manage the symptoms for a long time to come.

[RileyH]

Omg :(

[Cherie]

She was diagnosed 4 years ago, but her condition is getting more noticeable now :sad:

[bots]

My nan has Alzheimer's and in a way she is the happiest she has ever been. She lost my mum, her only daughter and then her partner quite soon after which would have been devastating to anyone but because of her illness she doesn't really know the extent of the sadness.

I remember my other nan before she died said she would have preferred dementia to the physical disabilities she had, she always said she had an 18 year old mind trapped in a body that no longer worked and the frustration and anger she felt contributed to her ultimate death.

Aging, however it happens is awful. Hard for the person and hard for loved ones to watch.

Hopefully Barbara can manage the symptoms for a long time to come.

It's a horrible disease, because the person knows they should be remembering things but just can''t

I actually saw the reverse of your nan's situation. Where a man had Alzheimer's and during the period of deterioration his wife died. From that point forward he kept asking why his wife hadn't come to visit him, and his son told him repeatedly that she had died :umm2:, so he experienced the grief multiple times. I've no idea why the son chose to answer him because he would have forgotten he had asked the question a few minutes later. I found it quite disturbing and distressing

[Niamh.]

It's a horrible disease, because the person knows they should be remembering things but just can''t

I actually saw the reverse of your nan's situation. Where a man had Alzheimer's and during the period of deterioration his wife died. From that point forward he kept asking why his wife hadn't come to visit him, and his son told him repeatedly that she had died :umm2:, so he experienced the grief multiple times. I've no idea why the son chose to answer him because he would have forgotten he had asked the question a few minutes later. I found it quite disturbing and distressing

Yeah I don't understand why people always have to correct people with alzheimers, why couldn't he just say she'll be up later or if they confuse you with someone else to just go with it or whatever so you don't make them feel worse

[GoldHeart]

Yeah I don't understand why people always have to correct people with alzheimers, why couldn't he just say she'll be up later or if they confuse you with someone else to just go with it or whatever so you don't make them feel worse

Sad news about Barbara Windsor . More & more people are being diagnosed with a form of dementia , some people even get it at an early age :shocked: .

I think at first some people don't know how to handle someone with Alzheimer's so yes they may try and correct them at first, but after a while it should be apparent that the person can't help being forgetful and confused (which is an understatement as it's more than memory loss it's actually like losing the person ) , it's a very distressing illness and its cruel & difficult to deal with and we all cope with it differently . I agree the best thing is to try and not upset them .