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Attilatheblond

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21. And living long with dementia is no gift to anyone

Reply to mainer (Reply #16)

Fri Oct 6, 2023, 01:38 PM

Oct 2023

My sister and her husband, and our younger brother caregivers were recently relieved of the hell of her dementia. She was almost 80 and the past 15 years have been hell on earth for her and the family. No way to live.

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How levels of 'good' cholesterol may increase dementia risk [View all] BumRushDaShow Oct 2023 OP

I have low cholesterol, both ldl and hdl. Elessar Zappa Oct 2023 #1

I've a cardiac doctor. Eyeball_Kid Oct 2023 #11

I've had my arteries checked and they're pretty much completely clear. Elessar Zappa Oct 2023 #12

Hope your luck & good genes hold for you Attilatheblond Oct 2023 #18

The lipid hypothesis is probably wrong. Happy Hoosier Oct 2023 #13

Sadly, it seems most doctors just ignore, or blow off, complaints of various inflammatory problems Attilatheblond Oct 2023 #19

Absolutely true and so frustrating. Happy Hoosier Oct 2023 #20

Same. Told doctor I won't take statins that were no help to my siblings & have weird side effects Attilatheblond Oct 2023 #22

Natural food, natural nutrients bucolic_frolic Oct 2023 #2

Personally, I think it's all the toxic chemicals we are exposed to. SouthernDem4ever Oct 2023 #3

Based on? Happy Hoosier Oct 2023 #14

I don't know if you're looking for empirical evidence SouthernDem4ever Oct 2023 #15

Once again, Bayard Oct 2023 #4

Anybody Rebl2 Oct 2023 #5

Lord knows they push them enough TexasBushwhacker Oct 2023 #8

I concur this statin I am taking makes me forget constantly-probably because it too expensive to Stargazer99 Oct 2023 #9

Statins are dirt cheap. Mosby Oct 2023 #17

Doooooomed. I'm doooooomed. Hekate Oct 2023 #6

Oh boy do I understand how you feel! Stargazer99 Oct 2023 #10

HDL always off the chart high. Docs told me I was golden even though total was high. This kinda sux Evolve Dammit Oct 2023 #7

All this time high HDL was called good mainer Oct 2023 #16

And living long with dementia is no gift to anyone Attilatheblond Oct 2023 #21

Korean cholesterol study of over 12 million adults womanofthehills Oct 2023 #23