Does the fact that I laughed ruefully at this make me a bad person? Or just one who needs to stop at the florists?
blink blink Uh. That’s something special.
As for the topic at hand, it’s idiotic attention whoring on the part of the parents. All I can hope is that eventually the kids realize their parents are idiots of the highest degree, move out, legally change their names, and leave it all behind them. And I’m sure that the idiot parents will be totally okay with whatever “decision” little Adolf comes to about race. They seem like the smart, understanding type.
And as for Quasimodem’s meltdown, I’ll go ahead and take what I’m sure will be an unpopular stance and suggest that if you know you’re going senile to the point where you can’t understand what’s being said on a message board, you might want to step away from the computer. I see no reason why we should be nice to people who - for whatever reason - enter into a discussion they know they won’t be able to understand.
I think a lot of dudes got a sugar rush from that particular cake!
pleased you all sorted it out eventually though
Of course, that isn’t the case with him. Their *is *no reason to be nice to heartless, self-centered hairy ass nutsack lickers, however.
He’s in the early stages of Early Onset. Why shouldn’t he be allowed to join an activity that will help stimulate his mental processes? Such activity is known to help people with Alzheimer’s. It seems as if you’re suggesting he should just stop communicating with the world and check himself into the nearest nursing home and wait to die? Why is it so difficult for everyone else to have an ounce of compassion and cut someone with health issues a little slack?
Misunderstandings and miscommunications that lead to major meltdowns over somewhat minor issues are par for the course here and they happen to people with no known medical issues. If we banned everyone that this has ever happened to, this would be a very quiet place.
Which is the name he was given at birth.
You’re making some very good points, but if I may, can I remind you that I am the “new kid on the block” as far as the EOAD is concerned?
Inappropriate behavior/speech is very common with this disease, and one cannot always “tell” how one will react, and I am sorry about that.
I just finshed a poster which reads: THINK TWICE, POST ONCE!, and it’s affixed to my monitor as a reminder to prepare myself before “jumping in”.
I am also researching the possibility of “trigger” words which might “set” me off. (Think: "Niagara FALLS?! slowly I turn…" *that *kinda thing).
Please know that I am very proactive with this thing, and I am learning as much as I can about AD, but remember: I am on 2 AD meds and 2 anti-depressives, so there exists the possibility of adverse reactions.
I guess what I’m trying to say is that it is difficult to “pigeon-hole” all the signs and symptoms of AD or what may happen 5 minutes from now, in my case, but I’ve never been the kind of guy to sit idly by and do nothing, so I keep my blog and watch myself and what I do and/or say. Or try to. 
But the “bottom line” is that even though the Alzheimer’s slogan is “You are not alone”, except for work and y’all, that’s exactly what I am: Alone and to be honest, (even though I haven’t always been this way on SDMB) I wouldn’t know what to do if I couldn’t come here and be with my friends from all over the world.
I think that I am seeing my mortality a little more…finite due to the AD.
Thanks
Bill
Pay no attention to that heartless stripling upthread. You have every right to hang out with your friends as long as you want. It would surprise me no end to discover that she was speaking for anyone but herself.
And she should be ashamed.
Quasi, I am very sorry to hear about your condition and like many other posters here, I was not aware that you had early Altzheimers. It might make sense for you to put something about it in your sig so that people will know.
Especially since she’s got her facts wrong.
[ol]
[li]Quasi’s not “senile” now; he’s in the early stages of Alzheimer’s. There’s a difference, and Og help you if you get the big A and your friends don’t know that difference.[/li][li]He understood plenty before this particular episode, he’s understanding now, and he will likely understand quite a bit for quite a while. He didn’t enter into a discussion knowing he’d have a misunderstanding.[/li][li]Nope, not gonna.[/li][li]Comes to it, I *can *see reasons why we should be nice to people who *might *not understand. What, are we only allowed to fight the ignorance of people who never misunderstand things? How’s that work, anyway? Is there a certificate program?[/li][/ol]
Do you make fun of the Downs Syndrome kid who greets you at WalMart? Jesus.
NinjaChick, that was jerkish - and you knew it. Fuck off.
There’s basic human decency, for starters.
Do you have a cite for that? Everything I’ve found about him says he was born Zowie Bowie but changed his name (more than once, actually) once he was old enough to do so. Wikipedia says he retained the Zowie as a middle name, however.
Even if he was born Duncan Jones, there are plenty of other examples of eccentric names celebrities give their kids. Moxie Crimefighter Gillette has already been given, for example. Barring some really bizarre set of circumstances, I can’t see how those names can be dangerous. Annoying, yes. But not nearly in the same ballpark as Adolf Hitler Campbell.
Robin
Yeah, that’s an unpopular stance. Not just because it’s an assholish, immature opinion to taut, but like others said, it’s wrong. Did you just skim along and then spew what you had to say or did you choose to completely disregard what Quasi had to say? It’s obvious, as emilyforce detailed, that he’s 1) not senile, but experiencing early bouts of onset Alzheimer’s, 2) didn’t even realize he was in the Pit in the first place, and 3) does anyone know up front that they are not going to understand a discussion? I mean, even for the self-absorbed, shouldn’t that be evident.
And no, I don’t think you should worry about being nice to anyone for a reason. Because I think that option is something seriously out of your reach at the moment. Perhaps as you gain a bit of wisdom, you’ll see that it never costs anyone a damn thing to do so for even no reason at all, let alone those that might deserve a bit of extra compassion due to something horrendous beyond their control. Hopefully you’ll never have to experience that for yourself.
{{{Quasi}}}
Congratulations, NinjaChick, you have managed to hijack a pit thread about stupid attention whores into one about you.
Hmmm. Maybe it’s appropriate after all. . .
Enola Gay,
You’re right, and I did create a signature line which links to my blog.
Guys, it’s okay that y’all didn’t know, so please don’t apologize to me over it, okay? I created a thread about it as soon as my doc started me on Aricept, but I guess not everyone saw it, and, to tell you the truth, I battled with myself over creating that thread to begin with. However, since you all are such a big part of my life, I concluded that you should know.
I can still work, drive, dress myself and function. I just have these times when my mind takes a vacation, and they seem to be getting more frequent.
My blog is in my signature below. If you should decide to visit, be prepared for what y’all call “TMI”, because I don’t hold back anything. Our little “drama” is written about, for example.
Also, if you click on the google ads I get 2 cents which will be sent to the Alzheimer’s Organization.
I appreciate your being there for me, my friends, and please don’t underestimate your role in my life.
You all are very important to me.
Thanks
Bill
Those parents–racist? Whaaaaat? Noooooo. Perish the thought!
:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
Wow. I always liked you… right up until I read that post.
Quasi, good to have you back.
Quasi,
I just read part of your blog and WOW is it enlightening. Altzheimers must be a terrifying condition for anyone who suffers from it. And I do think you can do a lot to help those of us who don’t know much about the disease since you are so open and willing to discuss the issues you face.
I hope you will continue to post and I also hope you realize that most dopers are decent people but miscommunications are bound to happen on any message board. Don’t take anything personally.