Lol, woops didnt realise i started a debate :tongue:
I do understand that its a very bad habit and i do kind of get what your all saying but when i see people like my friends who are just 15 it kind of disgusts me. Yes - if you choose to smoke when your over 18, go ahead, its not really up to anyone else. Ive never really had a problem with smokers up until the point that i realised how desperate my dad got for one of them. You see people change when they havent had one i saw how grumpy my dad had become i know he was in hospital and everything but there was no need for him to act the way he did. But i do understand that it must be very hard to stop as its become a habit. My dad wants to stop but apparantly he cant. Also another thing that annoys me is that when my auntie is constantly smoking, my nan is in the same room everytime, and its not good for her to be breathing in. Oh and btw Stu are you Morpheus?? xx

Thankyou :wink: x

Yep , im Morpheus. And I think debates are a healthy thing , given the context of the thread :thumbs:.

Lol thanks Kiz x

Lol ooh ok, yeah i suppose they are healthy lol.
P.s- hows the monkey? x

Thankyou xx

Soz to hear about your nan, i know its horrible that you cant actually help them, if it was a physical thing at least it has a chance of being cured whereas alzheimers will not x

Hehe thanks that took quite a long time to write x

Lol sometimes i leave my bags and clothes in the same room as my auntie and when i take them out the next day they smell of smoke, then i kick myself for forgetting to take them out lol x

6 Posts in a row :shocked:

You should consider quoting and making 1 big post, Christina :joker:

And "My Life with Alzheimers" > That was really sad :bawling:

Lol :laugh2: i was trying to reply to as many people as i could. And thanks for reading ive been wanting to tell people about it for a long time but i didnt think it would take peoples interest tbh so im glad it did x

It's always best to get things off your chest =]

(I wasn't being picky when I said 6 posts in a row by the way, just making a suggestion :tongue:)

The monkey is doing great. He has decided to take up smoking , however. 20 majors a day. Think im having a bad influence on him :tongue:...

Lol dont worry about it. And yeah it is lool im feel better for it x

Lol bad monkey, and bad Stu for influencing him :laugh: x

christina my gran has alzhimers too so i can sympathise with you and your fmaily.That was a really interesting read which i enjoyed.I think you did the right thing sharing it on tibb because theres just not enough emphasis placed on alzhiemers in the news.Its frustrating becuase theres so much charity work done for diseases such as breast cancer and lukemia whereas for many years i feel that alzhimers has been in the shade.Alot of people dont even understand what alzhimers disease is let alone can begin to imagine the consequences of it not only on the sufferer but there family too.

What a very moving post at the start of this thread where you discussed your Nan.

I have a little understanding of your feelings around your Nan. I was also lucky enough to have my grandad live with us. He had always lived with my parents, and stayed with us until he died when I was 16. I remember always feeling quite blessed to have 3 parents, as that in fact was what he was. He was such a wonderful part of our family. When he took seriously ill I remember still how scared I was, how lost and how confused I was at everything that was going on around me. I was also pregnant at the time which at 16 did not help matters in the family :rolleyes:

I suppose I am trying to say, remember that your Nan is still with you for now, if even in the smallest ways, enjoy your time with her, dementia is a cruel illness that deprives families of the ones they love way before that person ever dies. Keep remembering all the wonderful times, remember who she was and still strives to be.

I used to live in Brixton when I was younger and my Dad still works there as a postman. Really sorry to hear about your Nan but you seem like a strong, sensible girl whose dealt with it well.

Thankyou, yeah i agree i think they should have some kind of charity to go towards some sort of dementure charity or something. We have a carer called Carol and shes been helping to look after my nan for 3 years now shes become a very close friends to me expecially even if the money was donated to carers i wouldnt mind! x

Ooh, do you remeber living in brixton? And thankyou i always try my best to stay strong.. to be honest im one of those people who bottle things up and dont talk about things in front of people so its nice to get some support off people on here! I would tell my friends how it us but i dont think they'd really understand but they'd be supportive. I suppose i just choose to keep it to myself x

Aw im so sorry to hear about your grandad i cant imagine life without my nan as she was always there when i was growing up, to be honest i try not to think about that issue to much. But thankyou for your advice i did enjoy the old times. I enjoy the times i have with her now too, theres still a little bit of her left you can tell when her personality starts to come out. Thanks again x

Just read your first post Christina. Very touching!

It's good to know your experiences have given you some valued perspective, you sound really mature!

I totally agree with you about smoking too, it's disgusting!

Hope you and your family are well :)

Thankyou i suppose things like this affect the way you grow up. You have to be very mature because you kind of have to remeber that your not the child in the house anymore as the disease makes you go back to child hood. And thanks my family isnt doing to bad atm xx

Just noticed your sig too, who do you want to win The Apprentice?

My favourite is Lee McQueen, although I do have a soft spot for Lucinda and Michael too haha :spin2:

Yeah thats the same as me, I never tell anyone what I'm really feeling. I don't remember living there but my Nan lived there til I was about 10 so I remember visiting her. She used to live in a flat near Brixton Hill then moved near the prison.