Oh, shit shit shit.
Inara: We thought we lost you. Mal: Well, I've been right here.
'Out Of Gas'
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There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Polter-Cow - Dec 12, 2007 5:49:20 am PST #4489 of 28260
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Connie Neil - Dec 12, 2007 5:51:53 am PST #4490 of 28260
brillig
Maybe he's kept good notes and outlines
sumi - Dec 12, 2007 7:30:40 am PST #4491 of 28260
Art Crawl!!!
That is just horrible.
Typo Boy - Dec 12, 2007 12:13:41 pm PST #4492 of 28260
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Yeah it is really horrible. Around 59, and he has to watch as his mind and memories slowly dissolve over the next decade. One of nature's cruelest jokes.
§ ita § - Dec 12, 2007 12:17:46 pm PST #4493 of 28260
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Does one watch oneself in this scenario? I've always hoped, selfishly, that if I get stricken with some mentally diminishing affliction that it takes away my awareness that I'm stricken. But that's really asking too much, and it would still rip raw the lives of people that love you.
Connie Neil - Dec 12, 2007 12:19:13 pm PST #4494 of 28260
brillig
It's one of those situations where'd I'd seriously consider removing myself from the playing field before I got to a point where I couldn't take matters into my own hands.
erikaj - Dec 12, 2007 12:26:08 pm PST #4495 of 28260
Always Anti-fascist!
wrod.
Susan W. - Dec 12, 2007 12:27:52 pm PST #4496 of 28260
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
I think in the early to middle stages there's a strong awareness of what's happening and what's being lost. On NPR they've had occasional stories the past few years about a man with early-onset Alzheimer's, and that's the impression I got from it. Heartbreaking.
sarameg - Dec 12, 2007 12:28:01 pm PST #4497 of 28260
In my limited experience, the person suffering from it was very conscious of the growing lacks and that lead to a lot of major negative personality changes (which he was also aware were out of character but couldn't explain) until some meds and coping mechanisms were devised.
It's been maybe 15 years since onset for my friend. He had to let a lot of things go, but has also sought out new interests that adapt better to his condition. It hasn't stopped progressing, but he and his family have gotten better at coping with it. For now.
eta: even now, he has to be conscious of the disease's effects, because in doing so, he can look for ways to avoid the situations that put him at risk without compromising his independence too much.
Curiously, one of those new interests is writing fiction.
sj - Dec 12, 2007 12:37:01 pm PST #4498 of 28260
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
My step-grandmother was very aware of what was happening in the early stages of dementia. She would get so frustrated with herself. It's a sad, horrible disease.