I spent this Christmas week helping my father clean out his mother's house, where she's lived for 30+ years, because it had become clear that she was no longer able to care for herself, or even to notice that her house was in unlivable condition, or stay focused on the task of moving long enough to accomplish it herself.
She's not too bad, yet. She has a lot of good days, still. And, fortunately, she has enough money saved to afford the care she needs.
So, yeah, I don't generally see the purpose of railing against inanimate concepts. But man, fuck you, Alzheimer's.
It was always a treat to go to the city; seeing them made it even more fun. posted by mogget at 11:27 AM on January 11
My Mom and I were regularly in Union Square on Saturdays and it was always so nice to see them arm-in-arm, in matching outfits, looking fine and being just one more thing that makes San Francisco the gem that it is.
I remember the first time I saw them, I knew somehow that meant I finally really lived in SF.
I miss The City and those nice ladies. posted by pywacket at 1:05 PM on January 11 [2 favorites]
So does the surviving twin not have Alzheimer's? They aren't clear about that, and I would think that would be of great interest to the medical community. posted by Malor at 1:53 PM on January 11 [3 favorites]
Marion does not have Alzheimer's (that I know of). I actually saw her walking on the arm of a younger man recently (scandal!). It was good to see her out and not by herself.
"Even identical twins, who share all their genes, differ in their vulnerability. The study found only a 45 percent concordance rate for identical male pairs. This means that of all pairs where one twin has Alzheimer's, 55 percent of the healthy twins either will never get the disease or will develop it later in life." posted by timsneezed at 2:05 PM on January 11 [2 favorites]
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I saw Marion by herself in Uncle Vito's a few months ago. posted by mike3k at 11:06 PM on January 11
I remember teh first time I saw them, I'd walked up to catch the California line. They were amazing, I wanted so badly to take a photograph but felt it would be rude because I didn't know who they were back then.
I'm a little confused by the fact that she could only afford $30 to see her sister twice a week but she ate a $20 meal at a diner daily. Surely she could have eaten at home (Meals on Wheels?) and saved that money to visit more often. Unless that's only been happening since her sister died.
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posted by trip and a half at 9:44 AM on January 11 [1 favorite]