Thread: Who is afraid to have Alzheimer's?

Originally Posted by Huilunsoittaja

Since Alzheimer's doesn't run in my family, I'm not personally afraid of getting it. But if something were to happen to me personally, a sort of deviation from my genes, I would be very concerned. I think Alzheimer's is a tragic condition that wastes away people's once-brilliant minds. I probably couldn't be a musician with Alzheimer's, not that I would forget how to play (I believe that has sunk into my long-term memory quite deeply), but I wouldn't be able to communicate with people as effectively.

I couldn't agree more... I imagine myself teaching without any grammar rules, my students woul find this very "amusing". Generally speaking people don't like grammar. Because I am pretty special, I love grammar. I've study every language I know with grammar. And my Russian grammar seems to be pretty good, more than one Russian guy was amazed, telling me "your grammar is better than mine!". Ia magu gavarit russky iazik ochien kharasho!

Martin

I know you do, Martin, we have spoken a lot together.

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Nikolai Myaskovsky

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I think we're talking about dementia here. Alzheimer's is but one type. My uncle has vascular dementia and, while I doubt he knows who I am, his doctor is confident he won't die of it. She says he might forget how to swallow...

I forgot how to make a billion dollars... Am I sick?

Martin

Originally Posted by myaskovsky2002

I forgot how to make a billion dollars... Am I sick?

Martin

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Originally Posted by ComposerOfAvantGarde

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I guess some presidents of the USA haven't forgotten, neither some Canadian politicians. I admire them...but on the other hand, I prefer to remain honest and I guess... It won't be possible to have both...
My memory still works in a surprising way... Maybe the bad point is I remember all, the nice things and the bad things... But I don't like to keep hard feelings. I am not a spiteful person

Martin at 6:15 am

Here's an encouraging report that says dementia or Alzheimer's patients respond well to music therapy. Maybe our interest in listening to or playing music will forestall deterioration of the brain.

My local university offers a degree in music therapy which is extremely well-attended (probably about 2/5 of the music majors are music therapy majors). I just can't imagine there being enough positions available for all those graduating music therapists. I hope I'm wrong, as it is terrific that musicians can find another way to use their interests and talents.
http://www.musictherapy.org/about/musictherapy/
Is music therapy widely offered or am I aware of it because of this local program? Does anyone actually know a music therapist?

I suppose that by the time I'm old enough to get alzheimers disease I'll be too old, groutchy, and immobile to care.

Originally Posted by Lunasong

Here's an encouraging report that says dementia or Alzheimer's patients respond well to music therapy. Maybe our interest in listening to or playing music will forestall deterioration of the brain.

My local university offers a degree in music therapy which is extremely well-attended (probably about 2/5 of the music majors are music therapy majors). I just can't imagine there being enough positions available for all those graduating music therapists. I hope I'm wrong, as it is terrific that musicians can find another way to use their interests and talents.
http://www.musictherapy.org/about/musictherapy/
Is music therapy widely offered or am I aware of it because of this local program? Does anyone actually know a music therapist?

I haven't ever met one, but I have heard quite a bit about music therapy, it is becoming quite popular. I think there is a course at the conservatorium (maybe not, I will have to check), but I don't think I would ever do it.

I'm fairly absent minded as it is, always have been, but I recognise Alzheimer's as being a genuinely debilitating illness and one I would not like to be saddled with.