http://www.blisstree.com/articles/alzheimers-smoking-117/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:12:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.blisstree.com/articles/alzheimers-smoking-117/comment-page-1/#comment-67780 me Sun, 14 May 2006 23:26:11 +0000 http://alzheimersnotes.com/alzheimers-smoking/#comment-67780 Thanks for sharing this insight about your grandfather. Since my mother didn't smoke, I didn't have to consider that danger. As you say,though, it's amazing your grandfather's house didn't burn down. Mary Emma Thanks for sharing this insight about your grandfather. Since my mother didn’t smoke, I didn’t have to consider that danger. As you say,though, it’s amazing your grandfather’s house didn’t burn down.
Mary Emma

]]> http://www.blisstree.com/articles/alzheimers-smoking-117/comment-page-1/#comment-67779 Bald Man Fri, 05 May 2006 13:46:43 +0000 http://alzheimersnotes.com/alzheimers-smoking/#comment-67779 My grandfather suffered from short-term memory loss toward the end of his life. (I don't think a diagnosis was ever made regarding the cause.) He lived alone, and we were a thousand miles away; but on our last visit to see him, I remember the pile of cigarette ashes and butts on the corner of the end table. He had forgotten - or chosen - not to use an ashtray, so they just piled up. I was barely ten at the time, but looking back I'm amazed he didn't burn the house down. My grandfather suffered from short-term memory loss toward the end of his life. (I don’t think a diagnosis was ever made regarding the cause.) He lived alone, and we were a thousand miles away; but on our last visit to see him, I remember the pile of cigarette ashes and butts on the corner of the end table. He had forgotten – or chosen – not to use an ashtray, so they just piled up. I was barely ten at the time, but looking back I’m amazed he didn’t burn the house down.

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