I am really sorry to hear this. My experience with schizophrenia is
not encouraging; tried to help a nice girl, seemed to be ok except
homeless, and the next thing I knew she was convinced that my daughter
(then three) was evil and needed to have the crap beaten out of her to
save her or something, and I had to have the cops come take her away.
I saw her on the street a few times after this and she did not seem to
remember either me or the incident. As best I know, if you can keep
them on meds schizophrenics can do well.
As for Alzheimer's... my great-aunt, who had Alzheimer's, just died of
a stroke. Her sister, my grandmother, also had Alzheimer's and died of
a stroke. Hmm. Makes me wonder if the original problem in both cases
was perhaps a stroke??? Alzheimer's is becoming shorthand for a
dementia in the elderly, but as far as I know there is still no way to
diagnose it in the living except by exclusion....though if anyone here
knows otherwise, I'd love to hear about it, as the rest of the family
has adopted a mantra of we don't *know* that it's genetic, we don't
*know* that it's genetic :)
LOL
Dana
----- Original Message -----
From: Judith Dinowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 16:19:46 -0400
Subject: Re: schizophrenia.
To: CF-Community <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Paul,
I'm sorry that your friend is going through this now, and that it's
freaking you out. Schizophrenia (and many mental illnesses) can be
very scary, both to the people who have them, and to those who love
them. I'll put your friend (and you) in my prayers, that all should be
well.
Judith________________________________
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