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Ive just read that the singer Geln Campbell has Alzheimer's disease

Don't think he would be worried about us if we had it

A dreadful disease no matter who has it. Having spent a few months in a 6 bedded Rehab ward where at all times 3 of those beds were occupied by patients (because they had had falls and subsequent ops) in various stages of dementia, it frightened the living daylights out of me seeing it at first hand.

Didn't mean to offend anyone ,but it's only when someone famous gets it that it draws attention

Stan, isn't it a good thing if diseases like this are brought to the public awareness as much as possible? He's a well known talent so it's bound to resonate with people and just as sad for his loved ones as for the loved ones of someone who isn't famous

Its a cruel disease for the person who has it and distressing for their family and friends.

More money and research needs to go into it but sadly it never seems high profile in the media.

Im very sad for Glen Campbell, and his Family.

Teresa

Perhaps he will donate some of his wealth intothe research of the disease

That is very sad, love his voice and his singing.

Im not sure he is very wealthy, he seemed to fade out of the limelight for a while.

Sad to hear this.I've always liked Glen Campbell and have lots of his albums.He gave us some memorable songs and tunes.

Dementia and Alzheimers ..'the long goodbye'.. are ghastly diseases, and I pray a cure is found very soon.

Mau

You peeps on here do make me laugh, if l had said what Stan said you would have jumped on me and said l was awful and called me Amy, is it cause hes a man, l give up !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-S :-S

I think people reacted to Stan's remark Daisey.


I see in the paper that he and his wife have gone public because he still enjoys singing and theyw ant people to understand if he fluffs his lines.

Daisey....why would I call you Amy?...humm..reading back...I do think Stan's comments are wrong,but can't be doing with any aggro (having had my family affected by this illness) so sometimes I's best to 'walk on by'.......still very sad for Glen though
Maux

What possible reason have you to say that to me, daisey?

Don't think it was directed solely at you Uggers.

I don't think it's because he's a man Daisey, I think it's because the people who posted after Stan are all fairly non-confrontational people and perhaps decided it was said not in any realsense of malice.

Millions are suffering and that is equally as sad as a 'famous' person having Alzheimers...but we don't 'know' them by name.

cruel, cruel disease whoever has it.

Nor do I, Ann but I'm assuming I'm included in 'peeps'. I have know idea if either Daisey or Stan are man woman or vegetable.

This has been made public partly because GC is/ was intending to perform in concert and if he fluffed his lines it might be 'assumed' that he was drunk.

a similar thing happened to Johny Cash when he developed a form of Parkinsons. "1997: Johnny Cash reaches over to pick up a dropped guitar pick at today's concert in Flint, MI and falls over on stage; apologizing, he reveals to the audience that he is in the early stages of Parkinson's Disease. The crowd, thinking Cash is joking, laughs at the comment."

and that is another very cruel disease.

most of u on here did jump on me, but as usual you deny it.
Uggers am not including u as l havent spoke 2 u before.

I'm now playing Glen's music on spotify........in another world now :-D :-D :-D