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DandelionPowderman
Is dementia at that young age treatable or curable at all?
Very sad...
"Although Young worked extensively on AC/DC's latest studio record, the group made it clear that he would not be touring or recording with them in the future".
But Malcolm didn't play on their latest record - Stevie did...
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DandelionPowderman
Is dementia at that young age treatable or curable at all?
Very sad...
"Although Young worked extensively on AC/DC's latest studio record, the group made it clear that he would not be touring or recording with them in the future".
But Malcolm didn't play on their latest record - Stevie did...
If by treatable do you mean curable, no. If indeed he has dementia, all that could be done is he might be given medicine to ease the symptoms, but it won't stop the progression. Same with Alzheimer's.
Dementia is different than say, Alzheimer's, but to most people the differences are hard to tell. With Dementia, all that really fades is the memory and patient seems to go into one long period of forgetfulness. They lose focus and the ability to reason. That really simplifies its effects on a person. They forget to eat, go to the bathroom, dress, they forget who people are, etc.
With Alzheimer's, a form of dementia, which my father in law had for 15 years before he passed this summer, parts of your brain gradually shuts down. For example, the part that allows you to have short term memory usually goes first, which blurs the line with Dementia. Almost cruelly though, the patient seems to be living in another part of their past, like 40 years ago or something. Then, maybe the part of the brain that allows you to think "well, I better get up and go to the bathroom because I feel my bladder or bowels full" goes away, and you just go when the urge is there. Then the part of your brain that tells you don't touch something if it's hot fades, or the part that says chew your food goes and eventually, the part that tells you to breath or your kidneys or heart to function starts to go, and then, so do you. People don't die from Alzheimer's per se, but from the complications it causes.
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DandelionPowderman
Is dementia at that young age treatable or curable at all?
Very sad...
"Although Young worked extensively on AC/DC's latest studio record, the group made it clear that he would not be touring or recording with them in the future".
But Malcolm didn't play on their latest record - Stevie did...
If by treatable do you mean curable, no. If indeed he has dementia, all that could be done is he might be given medicine to ease the symptoms, but it won't stop the progression. Same with Alzheimer's.
Dementia is different than say, Alzheimer's, but to most people the differences are hard to tell. With Dementia, all that really fades is the memory and patient seems to go into one long period of forgetfulness. They lose focus and the ability to reason. That really simplifies its effects on a person. They forget to eat, go to the bathroom, dress, they forget who people are, etc.
With Alzheimer's, a form of dementia, which my father in law had for 15 years before he passed this summer, parts of your brain gradually shuts down. For example, the part that allows you to have short term memory usually goes first, which blurs the line with Dementia. Almost cruelly though, the patient seems to be living in another part of their past, like 40 years ago or something. Then, maybe the part of the brain that allows you to think "well, I better get up and go to the bathroom because I feel my bladder or bowels full" goes away, and you just go when the urge is there. Then the part of your brain that tells you don't touch something if it's hot fades, or the part that says chew your food goes and eventually, the part that tells you to breath or your kidneys or heart to function starts to go, and then, so do you. People don't die from Alzheimer's per se, but from the complications it causes.
Thanks, I know. But if you, at a relatively young age, suffer from this - your chances for a long life aren't very good.
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DandelionPowderman
Yeah, Malc is 61 after all. But if you get it in your 40s or early 50s it's way more life-threatening.
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capsula
Alzheimer is a type of dementia. But this sounds to me to a vascular dementia, probably originated by an ictus or vascular problema. Alzheimer usually is not so quick in terms of symptoms, although information regarding the begining of the illness is not clear.
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letitloose
He has been admitted to a care home that deals with this illness. I'm afraid it's the truth. The band will never formally confirm it, so if you want to remain in denial, feel free. Mal was the heartbeat of the band. he would be there if it were possible. I can't imagine how awful this is for Angus. But he's a tough guy, and the fans will be there. Fingers crossed for the new album, and thank you Stevie Young for stepping up.
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crholmstrom
I don't think I'm very down with the band continuing without Malcom. He was the heart of that band. Maybe calling it a day might've been better. I mean, does anyone really want to see Angus running around in a schoolboy uniform at this point? Seems to be sad & ludicrous. They were a great band. Think I would rather not sully the memories.
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spsimmons
I wish I wouldn't have heard Play Ball for the first time in a MLB commercial. From here on out, whenever I hear the song I will always associate it with playing baseball and not the sexual innuendo I'm sure it is actually about. Looking forward to a new album! Loved Black Ice!
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Naturalust
Sorry to hear about Malcolm's health problems. Love the guy.
I can only speculate that partying as hard as he did and standing in front of Marshall stacks turned up to max for as many hours as he did must have something to do with the brain starting to short circuit just a bit.
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crholmstrom
I don't think I'm very down with the band continuing without Malcom. He was the heart of that band. Maybe calling it a day might've been better. I mean, does anyone really want to see Angus running around in a schoolboy uniform at this point? Seems to be sad & ludicrous. They were a great band. Think I would rather not sully the memories.
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crholmstrom
I don't think I'm very down with the band continuing without Malcom. He was the heart of that band. Maybe calling it a day might've been better. I mean, does anyone really want to see Angus running around in a schoolboy uniform at this point? Seems to be sad & ludicrous. They were a great band. Think I would rather not sully the memories.
Maybe the schoolboy outfit should've been ditched years ago? I've no objection to the band continuing without Malcolm. After all, they came back from the loss of Bon Scott. Admittedly that was 34 years ago but I think they are like the Stones and would prefer to continue doing what they love until they are all dead or physically incapable of performing. There may also be contractual issues that we are unaware of that insists that they continue to make new music and tour in the event of the resignation or death of specific band members. It's all big business and as mercenary as this may sound, there's just too much at stake if they call it day. Just my speculation.
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rob51
Might a been a great band technically but I don't care for screechers.