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We asked people diagnosed with Alzheimer's to tell us memories they never want to forget.
To learn about Alzheimer’s disease, visit the Alzheimer’s Association at alz.org.
Thank you for sharing your memories:
Myriam Marquez
68, age at diagnosis: 62
Lon Cole
68, age at diagnosis: 62
Frances Smersh
49, age at diagnosis: 48
Irene Japha
62, age at diagnosis: 57
Nancy Johnson
54, age at diagnosis: 51
Bob Wellington
75, age at diagnosis: 70
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the mother who lost her daughter... gosh I had to pause the video.
Me too
Same I'm going to cry
yes..that is so sad...
My god, I had the same reaction said "holy fuck" and paused the video to take a break
And the fact that the memory is something she will remember just breaks my heart
I started crying when the old man started talking about holding his dying father's hand.... I started bawling when the last started talking about her daughter's suicide.
Lady*
Omg exactly that was so heartbreaking.
TwiceTrash1020 I laughed so hard when her daughter killed herself I also lold so much when his father died its so funny 😂
flatg what the fuck is wrong with u
flatg your mental
the one with the lady losing her daughter hit me hard.
vickie danley yeah she must've felt so guilty
vickie danley same.
You could see the love remaining in her eye when she spoke about her children and that hit me really hard
Yes
same b.
the lady with the yellow shirt has such a gentleness to her.
she went through a lot..
yeah i loved her
Cynthia Essiambre she’s so beautiful, too. She looks like she lived a wonderful, joyful life so far
She really does.
Kind of eerie
I want to hug all of them
I do as well. :(
What about me ?
RooFooChoo oh hey sarah! lmao i miss you!!
Rainbow Unicorn you're
RooFooChoo they... wouldnt... remember😭😭
Those onion-cutting ninjas again
They always get me
those invisible ones
They got me so goodly damn
Hugo Hamster *They are FAST, I know they were in my room but I couldn't see them.*
Every fucking time
I once had a next door neighbor who had Alzheimer's disease and I was so young that I didn't know what it was. I remember him looking over the hedge to the garden and ask me what all the flowers were called. he would do this everyday. each day I would tell him, thinking it was all a joke and I would have a great time telling him all of the flower names. I would tell him about the foxgloves and the hydrangeas and each day he would look at me with pure joy and fascination. he's now left to live in a nursing home because he can not remember even the simplest of things. it was so hard for me when he left because he was like a best friend to me and I know its not as close as a family member but it made feel so happy each time I saw him look at the flowers in my garden with such bright eyes and when he left every time I looked at the flowers it felt like something was missing.
Leah Over Here This kills me.
Leah Over Here this broke my heart
Leah Over Here you should try to visit him
Leah Over Here Wow! Your story is like straight up from a great movie! I love it ♥ and i felt sorry when he had to leave...😭
this made me cry
the ''losing my dad'' one hit me real hard. shit, im crying now. loosing a family member is one of my biggest fears, and the terrifying thing is, that its something that is imposible to prevent.
in conclusion existence is pain
I'm losing my dad to Alzheimer's. But he's in a worse condition than the people on here.
He has a good long term memory but he can't walk anymore, you can barely understand him and he has a hard time eating. One of his hands is completely disabled. Had a stroke.
It was extremely difficult to accept at first. I was still in high school when we got the news, didn't really know what Alzheimer's was.
Took 2 years of being bedridden to finally come to terms with it. However I believe that I'm still in denial. How else can I talk about it so easily.
Went to visit him on Sunday. Read the activity list for this month and tomorrow, Sept 21st they're wearing purple shirts for Alzheimer's. I'm gonna do that
Facts dawg. The saddest part is if he dies besides you
As someone who has lost my father at as a child, the pain eventually takes over.
This is absolutely beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time.
my grandfather has alzheimer's and stuff like this hits home
+alex Johnson my grandmother has it and it is so hard
Rebecca Sinclair true
2:05 - 2:18 my heart was crushed by a hydraulic press.
I know. Me too. 💖😭
Just speechless :(
Shadrach The Impaler 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
kupal kaba i just started crying
Same 😭
The lady who lost her daughter have a lot of regrets and sadness, but she's still able to smile. I wish I'm as strong.
In time
I'm not one to cry very often but 2:17 hit me so hard
same
Fuck I hate Alzheimer's man. This is one of the scariest things for me personally and I'm only 20.
so true
Bebo18 i'm only 16 and i'm shit scared
14 and nervous about the future
Just make the best memories you can now, so you can remember them for as long as possible later on. Sometime, I think, we will accept our future and only wish we have made the best of our past. I wouldn't want to fear the future. This is life, be happy :D
Bebo18 Just don't over eat sugar..which is hard because it's in EVERYTHING. You'll be fine.
When the mother narrated the incident about losing her daughter, I stopped the video and bawled my eyes out.
Me, too.
Me too
I worked at a nursing home for a couple of months, and I had this one resident who just stood out from all the rest. Her nickname was Granny she was so sweet.
She told me about her wedding day, how she was just so excited she ripped off her wedding gown, ran outside & jumped on the back of her husband's motorcycle and drove away.
She was so happy to tell me, she had the biggest smile, holding my hands, laughing, and a sparkle in her eye. I will never forget that moment.
Wow her wedding story is what you hear in movies. So amazing.
lost it when the mom said her oldest daughter took her own life.... so sad
THIS right here is why I want to get into neuroscience. Loosing your memories is the saddest thing I can imagine. And yes, I am sobbing right now.
theKTanator me too! I can't stand the thought of people getting cheated out of the full experience of life. Everyone deserves that chance.
I hope you can discover many amazing things and find a way to combat this, this was completely heartbreaking..
Yes we need people to help with this stuff, I remember my grandma who had dementia it was awful for her because she would get paranoid and see things that weren't there.
Well first, you should learn english. losing* (I SWEAR IM NOT MEAN I JUST HAD TO MAKE THAT jOKE IM SORRY)
^ that makes no sense being as not everyone is English anyway? You think only English people can do science, lol? Spell check sometimes changes words without context because it isn't 100%, when you re-read something you've written you don't spot the mistakes because you know what it SHOULD say.
"that was tougher for me to get older,I loved my dad". it was so sad. I literally cried. :(
Tara M to get over**
hey random person in the comments,it's okay to cry I am too
Sandy Kara thx love :)
Sandy Kara God Bless you to know him in Yashua's name c-':
Thanks
When the old guy was trying to mention where he went in the morning before the interview and couldn't my heart broke. it's that one moment of frustration and exasperation and disappointment that makes me so, so sad.
Thank you for this video, it made me cry, cause both my grandparents had it, we struggled a lot.. And now they're all gone 😔
stay strong ;)
mine to
Jihane Kasbi WOOOW my name is also Jihane :DDDDD :3 hi
I feel for you. My grandmother had it to the point of where she couldnt even remember my aunt. That was hard
Jihane Kasbi my grandpa has it & refuses to take meds
Why does this have so many dislikes? This is beautiful. They understand their situation and yet smile and are moving forward. They rise above their problems.
you read into that perfectly
FatefulGamer What? 21 dislikes on a video with over 200k views and 8k likes. That is an incredibly small amount of dislikes. You'd be hard pressed to find a better spread on any video on CZcams.
FatefulGamer 58 dislikes 24k up votes.... what?
they liked the video so much that they flipped their phones to like the video again
kr
The woman in the yellow shirt laughs and it's so heartbreaking because you can clearly tell that her laugh is just a masque hiding her fears. My grandpa used to do the same, always making jokes about his Alzheimer when he forget little things like his glasses or keys. He knew I was always afraid he could one day just doesn't remember me but he promised me, and I will never forget his words "Before I forget about you, I will rather die".
Then, 2 months ago, we visited him and he started crying and laughing both because he just couldn't tell who my father, his son, is.
The next day he committed suicide.
He always remembered me.
This is one of my biggest fears. Having to see a loved one, especially my mother or father, struggle with something like Alzheimer's disease would shatter my heart. I'd feel so helpless yet all I'd wanna do is help them remember everything. My heart goes out to these beautiful people.
Dont try to push a memory on them. Be gentle and if they dont remember you, accept it.
I know its hard, i work with those people...
Try to make their day and entertain them, give them and you more memorys.
Even if they wont remember, they will be happy.
They still live their lives... try to act normal.
Most of their personality is still there.
I'm 21 years old and I work as a caregiver for the elderly. Even though it's not my career and just a way to pay for journalism school, I'll always cherish the moments I spent with people in the last days of their lives and how much I learned from them. It's given me so much perspective on where I am relatively in life and where I want to be when I reach the end. What really matters in life is who you loved and who loved you. There is no regret in love, and this video shows that powerfully.
Good:)
Nothieflikefear aww bless u 😭 I'm 21 and I'm also going to be doing the same just like you. I guess it is a way of learning in life I really can't wait to work with wonderful people like them. Please wish me luck 🙏🏻☺ its heartwarming to see beautiful people like them who exist on earth. Feel blessed and love old people I have grandparents and they are the world to me and I hope everyone has a life for a full of happiness here no matter what u are or what u went through and hope ur family gets every bit of prosperity and good health. Respects 👍🏻☺
Nothieflikefe
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Nothieflikefear there is no regret in love. I love that.
2:17 dam that part just fucked me up mentally
Eric Rivera same omg
I feel like I'll eventually have Alzheimers when I get older. I already forget simple things every day. I get days mixed up and it's difficult for me to learn anything new because I can't remember it. This makes college hard.. I have to read a page 6 times for it to stick.
It could just be the stress, please don't worry too much about this now. Is it very very rare that younger people get this disease. Are there days where you are fine, like on the holidays? Believe that you are intelligent, and have a very good memory ^_^ the mind is amazing. Make a planner, write down what you need to do. Sometimes we need help to remember because life gets stressful and we can misplace things and forget where we put our keys. If you feel that really something isn't right, go to the doctor. There are some early tests they can do.
Larissa Joelle that's usually due to sleep or dehydration
Larissa Joelle you can think of Alzheimers as having your brain being eaten up slowly. Parts of your brain is slowly destroyed and you loose brain function over time. Being forgetful is not Alzheimers, it's just being forgetful. Maybe parts of your memory center is damaged/underdeveloped, or you might just have a bad memory, but that doesn't mean your brain is deteriorating.
That sounds more like ADHD
Telling yourself you’ll eventually have Alzheimers is putting it out for the universe to take. Call things upon yourself as though they shall not happen, say you will not have Alzheimers when you get older, say you remember things daily and you’re mind will start to change. Stop accepting negativity into your life.
this is absolutely heartbreaking. as humans, all we really have are our memories. without those we're basically an empty shell
Is it just me or I always start crying when I see a old man cry?
I'd rather die than get Alzheimers Disease. I can't imagine forgetting the life you have had, I would honestly prefer to die with those memories coming back to me.
Bardo dude that's exactly what I believe, it's a negative thing to say but i personally value my memories and who I am more than surviving till I die cause after a certain point you're not really living anymore you're alive
I don't really think it's negative. Its almost as if some of these people are already dead. I think people need to be put out of their suffering (Physical suffering) at certain points. Im not advocating suicide, just saying with irreversible things like this, death is a better option.
You won't have any memories if you die.
Bardo I agree
My Grandma once said "Shoot me before you put me in a home." She's currently living in a special care home for those with advanced Alzheimers. I can't imagine what she deals with everyday.
I'm sobbing. I had to pause the video and now I'm scrolling through the comments for comfort and it's really not helping. God this video is beautiful.
My grandma has alzheimer, I remember when I was little when she still didn't have it she would knit me socks and handbags and ask me how I was doing in school, and now she doesn't even know who I am, it makes me so sad :'(
When the older fellow talked about holding his fathers hand on his death bed is when I lost it. I love my dad and already think far to heavily of that moment happening someday and know it will crush me, Mentally I am stronger than most people I know but he has always been my backbone and given me the perfect guidance. I love that man beyond what is imaginable.
this makes me overthink and then think of when i die . i hate when i over think ! i get emotional
same, do u also think about your existence and where you came from?
same
kay illa not really tbh .but i do remember my childhood and how fun it was to be young .
***** me to sometimes .
Their first memories were interesting. Mine was me throwing up under a pillow at 4 years old...
And mine was peeing on a bedsheet while standing and drawing on the walls
My great grandmother had alzheimers when she was very old already so when we would visit her in the care facility, it was weird because she did not recognise any of us except for me. For some reason when she saw me she would light up like a christmas tree and smile, laugh, talk even though nobody really understood what she was saying. I must have looked like someone that was very important to her maybe one of her kids. It made me happy though to know that even if I was not the person she thought I was, I was still able to be there and make her day :)
I hate Alzheimer's. But I really believe that one day, if we live long enough as a species, we'll eradicate disease. Wish I could see it happen.
kudos to your comment and icon :)
oba oba martins
Thank you kindly. Got to love Korrasami :)
Potato Girl Sadly, it will never happen. The big corporations won't allow it. They make too much money off of sickness and disease.
if we reach the technological singularity, we will conquer death and pain. the power of that ability will not be able to be held down by corporations
I hate the idea of immortality. I don't think it will make our lives any more optimal by living longer and eradicating mental disease associated with that. Of course its very sad at the moment, but it is inevitable. These people have lived long, happy, nurturing, fulfilling lives, all of us have. We need to appreciate this beauty and accept that the time will come. Some inevitabilities are okay, and optimally, we will live for just the right amount of time with minimal disease. Balance between life and death, as well as sickness and health, is important to our wellbeing.
Man the feels are real rn
Remix 285 sup jack
This is beautiful.
" ill hold on to it as long as i can ""
God, That just punched me right in the stomach
So sad listening to that on repeat and seeing him truly mean that knowing it'll be eventually that it's going to happen.
Watching someone slowly succumb to Alzheimer's is one of the saddest things you'll ever go through. I hope a cure is found sooner than later.
My granpa has Alzheimer's and the one thing in the near 19 years he's had it(im 19 so i never knew him before it) is my mom, at 16 years old, and i, at 4. My mom is now 51 years old. Whenever we go visit him in mexico, he never can seem to remember anyone's name but my mom and i's. I remember one time him not even letting my aunt, who daily visits them since she lives in mexico also, near him when he needed to take his insulin shot unless i was next to him holding his hand. Alzheimer's is a very tricky thicky thing. Its reduced my grandpa to what can essentially be called a young child, because that is how he remembers himself.
2:15
Mouth dropped
Eyes began to water
Im sorry with all my heart
For the loss of your daughter...
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤💔
The daughter who took her life story broke my heart.
As soon as I saw the guy's lip quivering around 1:54 when he was talking about his father, I instantly started to tear up.
all these people have lived such a full life, full of laughter and hugs and people... and they cant even remember it. heartbreaking.
It's so sad to see these beautiful people losing their special memories. The stories that they shared hit me so hard.
Excuse me while I sit here sobbing
Seeing my grandmother slowly decline is heartbreaking for me. She's not in the late stages of Alzheimer's yet, but I'm terrified for when that time comes. She forgets little things like the date, where she put something a few minutes prior, and she forgot how to cook pasta. Alzheimer's is an awful disease that takes someone away from their family and most of their memories. It hurts me to think about it, and I'm scared that I'll get this disease as well. 😔
My boyfriends grandmother had it. She used to use calendars like a journal, would write her days down into them. It's incredibly sad to read through them, at some point they just start becoming "I can't remember what I did today" "apparently it's my birthday" "Do I have a family?" and then nothing for the last few months of her life, as she forgot about the calendars all together.
I'm also terrified I'll get it.
I rarely cry or react to CZcams videos but videos like this make me emotional. The people in this video seem so kind. Even if they have Alzheimers I hope they have as best a life they can.
the older man describing his dad... made me cry...and also the mother telling us about her daughter
This was sad and heartwarming simultaneously.
this is so touching and devastating at the same time.. hope somebody will find a cure so that no more people will suffer.. :( :'(
We will always suffer
This made me cry !! Memories are so important and that is something that should not be taken away !! I can't even imagine what they go through and how they feel!!
This is tragically beautiful, they could end up forgetting their families and that’s just heartbreaking for them to go through but they understand their own situation and are smiling and moving on because they know who they are and they know who their family is
Wow... really made me realize how precious our memories really are... what are you without your memories , just an empty shell... sad
These are the kind of videos that made me subscribe. Something that gets you thinking. Not some podhead cooking show.
this is so sad and eye-opening, it really makes you think of life and all the memories we don't want to forget.
Oh my gosh! They started cryinng. And it hit me. People don't deserve to live like this😭 they are all amazing. Deserve so much!!!! Happiness and all!!!
Wow this messed me up. I've never met anyone with this. I couldn't imagine wow. Forgetting your children?
I make jokes about my poor memory and blame weed. But these people this is real life. Wow I'm touched
Lischelle Jones it's not just forgetting who your loved ones are, you literally lose your ability to function. At the very last stages, you forget how to eat, how to drink, and even how to blink. A lot of people think it's about memories, it's way more than that
This video is both beautiful and devastating.
I can't watch this without crying, breaks my heart.. I want to give them a hug..😭❤️
0:10 did anyone notice that person didn't answer any question?
Yes! I was so curious about them!
well both my grandfathers had Alzheimers so the odds aren't looking good for me
I might be wrong but I think you can get tested for Alzheimer's...
probably but I'm to lazy
+George A. Um okay... 😂😁
My grandma has it and I think it skips a generation sooooo
He forgot to go to the doctor
Alzheimer's is honestly one of the worst diseases out there. It may not be like the flu or something quick, it's something over time and it takes something very important, memories.
Memories are things people have always collected, to make them stronger and to basically learn. They make you laugh or some cringe.
Memories are amazing things, at times. Although not all are good, many are for most people. And it makes me so sad to see people like this, also considering the fact that I've known someone with it. I've even made a painting I've made with the message behind it being, Alzheimer's.
I really hope that one day there will be a cure and that it will be able to be given to everyone.
This video hurt me so much. It's so sad to not have our memories. They make us who we are.
I'm crying a horrendous amount - this was so incredibly touching. Thank you for making this video.
Beautifully heartbreaking. Thank you for sharing all of these amazing souls with us.
this video hit close to home, my late great grandmother was diagnosed and it of course only got worse. my mother visited her and had a hard time accepting the fact that her grandmother forgot who she was and forgot her sisters too. it really pained my mom to hear that when they asked her about my grandmother (her daughter) she forgot her too, i'm not sure if it's because she passed over 20 years ago or the disease. my great grandmother would recall memories of having 3 sons, but she had 2 boys and a girl... RIP Great Grandma Dorothy.
Ah that's probably a mixture of the dementia and her mind wanting to block out the traumatic memory of the girl (her daughter?) dying.
well i’m crying now. This is powerful, thank you for making this
This breaks my heart. Sending you all love and light
This hits close to home, both my grandads and my grandma have/ had Alzheimer's. It's absolutely heart breaking to see. I even felt myself feeling jealous because the people in this video are so much better than my grandparents. Of course that's wrong but can not be helped. It's just fucking shit.
Their disease gets worse as time goes by. These people are most likely in the early stages. The medication only slows down the development, not cure it.
+hawaomar100 yeah.. I know
+Lucy B I worked as a nurse in a dementia unit and it's really sad.
reminded me so much of Still Alice but this video is true to life. Hope this spreads more awareness and possibly a cure.
This just makes me cry. I wanna hug them.
I hope that journaling will help save some of my memories just in case. Maybe one day they'll become videos for myself and my family, but for now it's only writing something down or saving a photo- a little piece of my heart to remember myself by
Taking the feels train from Feeladelphia to the Feelipines right now....
I have watched this video on repeat for an hour and I still sob at every emotional point in this video. To everyone affected by Alzheimer's, my heart goes out to you.
This video is just a brief explanation of how memories are truly gold...and the fact that disease even makes you forget who you are and who your family is we really have to be grateful for the fact we have memories and that one day this disease won't take something so simple and complex....need memory
What a beautiful message ❤️ to hold on to our dearest memories.
Oh man. After watching the man that suddenly couldn't recall his morning made me want to be their grandchild and just tell them everything that happen for the day on a daily basis like a routine. Bless all of them 😔💕
Omg, gosh I want to hug all of them, I started crying straight away.
They make these memories seem like such hypnotizing dreams, its intoxicating.
My dad thinks his mom had early stages of Alzheimer's and he thinks he's going to get it. I sure hope not. I love him with all my heart and it would be heartbreaking for me to see him look at me with blank eyes as I would be unrecognizable. That bitter sadness would tear my flesh. He also told me never put him in a retirement home. Haha
i want to hug them all so bad ❤
This is unbelievably heart-wrenching.
Thank you for a lovely film. I am 47 and I have early onset of Alzheimer's Disease and Posterior Cortical Atrophy. I was diagnosed at 45. The film is beautiful and sad at the same time. And I can empathise a lot
i miss my pop pop so much. i am so blessed he never forgot me.
Right now I'm going to high school, and I'm growing up
But I never want to forget my memories I had with my family, I don't want too, because every good childhood memory I had are the most precious thing in my life and this video was very touching for me
I am Happy and thankful for Social media right now.
Cause we all that watched this video can keep their memories for them.
That is such a Beautiful gift.
This is really heartbreaking, but it makes me so happy and sad and I cried.
Now seems like a healthy time for a good cry...
right in the feels
This is so beautiful! And heartbreaking at the same time :(
wow, the one with the daughter taking her life.. that just hit me right in the heart
My grandmother, who died when I was 8 forgot my mom first (of her childreen) She is the smallest of 4 and theres a big age gap between her and her siblings. I just can't believe how it must've felt. This disease is terrible,.
My grandparents both had Alzheimer's, so I have a risk of getting it. I've been keeping a journal of my memories from when I was younger, and I plan on starting a journal of significant memories so I can record them as they happen.
My heart hurts! So glad they posted early onset patients!
This was one of the most emotional things I've ever seen
I'M LITERALLY CRYING
My grandma diagnosed with Alzheimer's, she used wear socking leggies and dress and looks pretty. I don't remember much about her when I was kid, but I do remember she was sweet, gentle, and strong woman. My sister was close to her when she was kid until when we got older, her Alzheimer's getting worst. She got worst in few years ago, she don't remember me, my sister, mom, and her family except her husband. She used told my sister where is her parents and act like three years old that was lost. Now she is heavy Alzheimer's and stayed in her home all day long and laid on the couch. she can't move and need someone take care her like she is a baby, we thought her Alzheimer's will be getting even worst but it didn't. It just gone like nothing happen. But she end up like this, we don't know when it's her time to go but she still there, but it just her body. Her soul is not here, it gone. It was sad to see her like this and I will always remember her, her is still in my memories and I don't want to forget it.
what do you mean its gone?
Remember the good times. It's very hard to watch someone you love go through it and it's heartbreaking. Always always remember her :) Remember the beautiful woman she was!