2024 Celebrity Death Pool #7

Who should replace Dick as our mascot if he ever pops his little clogs?

  • Bob Mortimer

    Votes: 31 17.9%

  • Clint Eastwood

    Votes: 13 7.5%

  • Killer Cliff Richard

    Votes: 25 14.5%

  • Larry The Cat

    Votes: 70 40.5%

  • Ozzy Osbourne

    Votes: 34 19.7%
  • Total voters
    173
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Serene Serena said:
Going back to dementia being the leading cause of death, being discussed in the last thread, can someone medical explain to thicko me how dementia kills? Is it because the person becomes too muddled to remember how to eat and drink? Or is it more complicated than that? Insensitive questions I know, no offence intended.
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I think it also leads to a weakened immune system, so things like pneumonia are more dangerous for dementia sufferers.
 
Serene Serena said:
Going back to dementia being the leading cause of death, being discussed in the last thread, can someone medical explain to thicko me how dementia kills? Is it because the person becomes too muddled to remember how to eat and drink? Or is it more complicated than that? Insensitive questions I know, no offence intended.
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Dementia can make it difficult to recover from infections. The immune system is very much compromised. It can also lead to difficulty eating and drinking. There's so much it can lead to. Pneumonia is a common cause of death with dementia patients due to the inability for them to recover from it.
 
Dementia is a progressive condition that can cause brain cells to die. People with dementia can die from complications- increased infections like urine infections or pneumonia. They are more susceptible to falls. They may not be able to eat or drink or have swallowing difficulties causing them to inhale food or fluids (aspiration pneumonia). They have increased cardiovascular difficulties, weakened immune systems. More likely to die of cancers or die more quickly from cancer. Eventually the body just shuts down - heart rate decreases, breathing rate slows.
 
Serene Serena said:
Going back to dementia being the leading cause of death, being discussed in the last thread, can someone medical explain to thicko me how dementia kills? Is it because the person becomes too muddled to remember how to eat and drink? Or is it more complicated than that? Insensitive questions I know, no offence intended.
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It kills the cells in the brain the more it spreads it damages parts of the brain which affects the way the the body works, which eventually leads to falls etc.

It’s not easy dealing with someone with dementia, you can go from rages for no reason/ them remembering you to then forgetting who you are. It’s so sad.
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evie1975 said:
Dementia is a progressive condition that can cause brain cells to die. People with dementia can die from complications- increased infections like urine infections or pneumonia. They are more susceptible to falls. They may not be able to eat or drink or have swallowing difficulties causing them to inhale food or fluids (aspiration pneumonia). They have increased cardiovascular difficulties, weakened immune systems. More likely to die of cancers or die more quickly from cancer. Eventually the body just shuts down - heart rate decreases, breathing rate slows.
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BIB. Those two combined it’s the worst, watching someone not only mentally dissapear but physically due to not being able to eat. I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy.
 
Serene Serena said:
Going back to dementia being the leading cause of death, being discussed in the last thread, can someone medical explain to thicko me how dementia kills? Is it because the person becomes too muddled to remember how to eat and drink? Or is it more complicated than that? Insensitive questions I know, no offence intended.
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My mam's big sis ended up being hospitalised (she was normally in a nursing home) as she simply couldn't remember how to eat and chew food anymore. She needed to be sent in because she'd forgotten how to do it which caused potential choking.
 
I loved working in dementia care however; it takes a toll. The ward I worked mostly in was the ‘last chance saloon’ We had patients that no where else could cope with- they then went onto the ward next door for palliative care. It was a privilege to have worked there; I applauded many families for caring for their loved one at home for so long.
 
Just read the last thread and thought I’d add I worked with dementia patients for roughly two years, it’s an awful disease that really robs you of everything, your ability to do things for yourself, eat food, drink even the plainest things such as water. We found that in deaths even if they had something else such as cancer, heart failure etc dementia would always be listed as the primary cause of death and anything else would be the secondary cause. They could get run over by a bus, and dementia would still be listed as the primary cause. It’s the same with cancer patients, once you have the formal diagnosis of something that will be the primary cause of death.

also you know who I voted for in the mascot polls😇
 
TruthTeller1036 said:
Just read the last thread and thought I’d add I worked with dementia patients for roughly two years, it’s an awful disease that really robs you of everything, your ability to do things for yourself, eat food, drink even the plainest things such as water. We found that in deaths even if they had something else such as cancer, heart failure etc dementia would always be listed as the primary cause of death and anything else would be the secondary cause. They could get run over by a bus, and dementia would still be listed as the primary cause. It’s the same with cancer patients, once you have the formal diagnosis of something that will be the primary cause of death.

also you know who I voted for in the mascot polls😇
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Killer cliff? I’m joking I know who
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