I wonder if I am super sensitive to the subject of Alzheimer's. As I was scrolling through Facebook one evening, I saw something that was rather disturbing ... to me anyway.
A friend of mine had posted, as we all do, a miscellaneous fact about her father having forgotten his overnight bag when he came to their home. He went home and again forgot his bag. See? Just a random post about life. One of her friends commented to the effect that maybe he has Alzheimer's. Why is this a joke in our society?
That is as bad as using the word "retarded" in describing something, I think.
Alzheimer's is one of the 10 leading causes of death today!
This is a seriously mean, debilitating illness/disease that we need to educate ourselves about, not make jokes about.
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