What Todd Pierce's family has learned since his dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer's last year
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- Life is hard, stressful, fast-paced and can sometimes be overwhelming. That’s why EastIdahoNews.com is partnering with MorningStar Senior Living of Idaho Falls to bring you Life Lessons.
We usually ask MorningStar residents to share gems of wisdom every Tuesday with us. Some of their answers might make you laugh, some may make you cry, some may even change your life.
For the next few weeks, we are interviewing people who have loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. This is leading up to the 2020 Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday, Sept. 26. The purpose is to raise awareness and find a cure for the terminal disease.
Todd Pierce’s dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s a little over a year ago. He started having delusions and was acting unusual. Todd’s family was shocked as his father, who is 72-years-old, had lived an extremely healthy, independent life.
Todd compares experiencing Alzheimer’s as “going through a really long death.” It has reminded his family os what’s important and brought them closer together. His father is now on hospice care and they are preparing to say goodbye.
Watch the video above for our entire interview with Todd and you can learn more about the Walk to End Alzheimer’s here.
You are a good son. Your father will never know how much you love him. But you do.
What a great interview. Kind , respectful , and patient. Not assuming loud, or short tempered like many you see today. What a responsible son
Was in your shoes for almost 12 long years. Like our baby....Adored, loved cherished. Deeply deeply missed now.
Thank you both for this video ~~~
Its a horrible disease. MY mom died from Alzheimers and its nothing I would wish on anyone!! God Bless anyone going through this now. Be strong!!!
Thank you and bless you and your Dad and whole family, Todd Pierce! 👌🤗😍💪
Nate, I work as a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) up in Coeur d'Alene ID, & not only have I enjoyed your intense reporting on the story occurring down in Fremont/Madison counties, but now also enjoy following other stories you report & chronicle. Love your humanity, it shines through!!
What Todd is describing is the type of patients I work with daily in a Memory Care Unit, & how difficult the progressive disease of Dementia is for an entire family/community unit to walk through. Thanks for highlighting the human side of this terrible disease as a precursor to the event in September, as we clinicians & MD's look for ways to alleviate signs & symptoms of Alzheimer's/Dementia, but ultimately, to find a cure.
Nate, you make ANY story a good one....Peace & Love & Prayers up🙏
Thank you for sharing so openly
Thank you Everyone for this series. Very helpful and encouraging 💖
I almost clicked off so gald i didn't I am so sorry for what you and YOur dad is going through Blessings
Thank you Nate for sharing this with all of us ❤️ 🙏❤️
This always will be a most timely video. I agree wholeheartedly that such caregivers truly have a gift that they lovingly offer. Thank you so much for this report.
People don't know what happens in these places when no one is there to see what's going on.
I need feel good fridays now more than ever. And i pray we get to see a secret santa this year
There's a line in a Leonard Cohen song...🎵 There ain't no cure....🎶 There ain't no cure...🎵 There ain't no cure for LOVE 💕
As a Dementia Adviser in the UK I meet wonderful families daily who support their loved ones through dementia. They are the unsung hero’s. Thank you Nate for this video. It is good to know that awareness is being raised over the pond in the US and globally I hope we find a cure for this disease x
Awe thank you both Lost my mother to dementia several years back. 🙏🏻for you n yours for peace n comfort.
Spot on, I hope to write a book about this very soon. Still painful for me
Beautiful bittersweet video. Thank you both! I live in NY and with all the literally 1000's of useless news stations at a New Yorkers ( or any ones fingertips) I turn in to watch Matt Eaton. I'm not a huge sceptic by nature life's too short to be suspect of everyone and everything that can be
My husband was diagnosed in spring, 2015, has having Alzheimer's (from a mild dementia less than 3 years before), and died 3 years later. I had him in memory care for for 8 months and paid out of pocket... neither place was all that good, but they put up a good marketing front! I should have kept him at home. 😢😢😢
This is so comforting and informative. Thank you. Our Lady, Morning Star, pray for the workers, patients and families of those affected by Alzheimer’s. Amen.
Beautiful video.
Our doctor told us there is no way to actually diagnose Alzheimer's until after death. How did they diagnose, without an autopsy?
Raising up prayers for full recovery. I do believe there are answers. I believe in miracles.
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