Old Age, normal and inevitable
By Mavic123456
@Mavic123456 (21898)
Thailand
October 7, 2016 2:48am CST
I just don't know what crossed my mind about being old. Maybe I am old, or getting older.. ahhhm yeah I am really old what can I say, it is something, inevitable.. all of us as they say are going to get old, I say, come on give me a break, it is just a number.
Like what I say on my first statement I really have no idea why I chose this topic. Anyway, my discussion should have something that one will learn from. So in connection to just being old, I would like to talk about dementia. I was a bit confused about Alzheimer’s and Dementia. Without looking at the internet or other resources could you explain to me (in your opinion) what's the difference of the two. Don't cheat.... oh uh.. have you just checked google.com? 
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@cherigucchi (14879)
• Philippines
7 Oct 16
Lucky are those who get the chance of getting old.
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
8 Oct 16
Yeah ..but you know if we will be given time frame I would just choose until I am 65
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@jstory07 (134458)
• Roseburg, Oregon
14 Mar 18
@Mavic123456Old is being in your 80's and 90's. Why just 65 when you are still young.
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
20 Mar 18
@jstory07 I don't know I just like to live as old as this. or maybe 6 and 5 are my favorite numbers. seriously, I think I have accomplished all the things I have to do by this time and could proudly say.... "Mission Accomplished!"
@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
7 Oct 16
Ok you can verify your answer now .. but I think you are right . You know I just like to know if people know the difference, because I usually interchange them lol.
i have a personal question, how long do you like to live?
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@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
7 Oct 16
@Mavic123456 As long as I'm relatively healthy and enjoy life.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
20 Mar 18
Dementia is a general overall term for diseases that affect memory and brain function - Alzheimers is the most prevalent disease to cause dementia but there are others too. Parkinson's Disease also causes dementia - they mostly affect the elderly but early onset forms can strike us at any age
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
20 Mar 18
this is really bad, why people have to have this. Food? technology?
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
20 Mar 18
@Mavic123456 it i a natural disease but science is doing everything it can to cure / prevent it
@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
21 Mar 18
@arthurchappell if it is a natural disease how come before old people die of old age, just like that.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
19 Mar 18
Dementia is more about confusion and Alzheimers is a disease of the brain that causes physical changes to the brain.
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
20 Mar 18
They say, that a person who engages more on brain activities like socialization, blogging or teaching would most unlikely to have either dementia or Alzheimer. Do you agree?
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
21 Mar 18
@BelleStarr for the Alzheimers maybe we can exercises while we still can. hmmm.. that's a good thought I just realized that now.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
20 Mar 18
@Mavic123456 While I think it can help with dementia I think there are physical changes with Alzheimers that can't be helped by any of those things.
@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
23 Apr 18
haha I am not old yet? wheeeeeeeeeeeee.... that's good. I also thought that being in the late 40s is a disaster age already. phew... thanks, you are great!
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@Macarrosel (7498)
• Philippines
7 Oct 16
Alzheimer's is a progressive mental deterioration due to generalized degeneration of the brain while dementia is a persistent disorder of the mental processes due to brain disease or injury. – according to my iPad mini dictionary.
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
8 Oct 16
Reliable.the next question is, seriously they exist? During our great grandparents' time they simply live longer and die in sleep.
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
21 Mar 18
very simple and specific. thanks that's a great explanation.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
20 Mar 18
If you diet is vegetable heavy, You read a lot, play games and exercise Alzheimer can be prevented.
@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
21 Mar 18
that's it! that's what the old people do during their time!!!!
@rebelann (111164)
• El Paso, Texas
21 Mar 18
From what the doctors told me about mom's Ventricular dementia verses Alzheimer's is that in mom's case she would be totally lucid as long as she got enough blood to her brain whereas with Alzheimer's the brain cells themselves are dying and that is irreversible. I know there are ways to slow the progression of Alzheimer's but no cure.
@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
23 Apr 18
ohh... then just take care of your mom's blood to her brain. (sorry I don't know how to put this into words without sounding offensive). so what should your mom do to have her brain gets enough blood?
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
23 Apr 18
@rebelann I am sorry to hear this. I lost my parents years ago... My father was 70 and mother was 68 when they passed away. At least yours lived a very long life
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
24 Mar 18
me too, I don't like to reach an age where I will have this. anyway, they say that we must just be active now while we can. engage in activities that will make us active in mentally and physically.
@Tampa_girl7 (48929)
• United States
22 Mar 18
My mother has Alzheimer's and it is a form of dementia.
@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
22 Mar 18
It is a form of dementia. not the other way around? I see. How is she now?
@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
23 Apr 18
@JudyEv sometimes, getting old(er) is fun, as well, now I can do things on my own without someone breathing at my neck. sometimes I feel bad that I am old because I will think... if I was younger I could have done this and that and this.
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
24 Apr 18
@JudyEv so agree... but also on the other hand we can get away with something, like pension. *which i will still receive several years from now.
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@JudyEv (325755)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Apr 18
@Mavic123456 Our options become much more limited when we get older.
@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
21 Mar 18
Siva, you can do it just stay on here, keep active, exercise. maybe walk and we will all survived the game of life. ha! we are tough!
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