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RIP Dwight Clark (1 Viewer)

The Catch was my all-time NFL moment as a lifelong niners fan. Couldn't comprehend while watching live how on Earth he was ever going to caught that.

Gutted, here. :(

 
El Floppo said:
The Catch was my all-time NFL moment as a lifelong niners fan. Couldn't comprehend while watching live how on Earth he was ever going to caught that.

Gutted, here. :(
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I'm not even a Niners fan but that catch... well.. THE Catch.. was  :shock:  to just about everyone, I think.

RIP

 
Really enjoy the ###### that posted him best wishes for a speedy recovery on the timeline.   :no:

The internet truly brings out the best in us.

 
I moved to SF during the break between the Catch and the Niners first Super Bowl.  Clark was a local legend who always seemed to be enjoying himself.

Football is a tough business.

 
Tom Servo said:
Having buried my MiL today due to Lewy Body Dementia, I will tell you that dementia sucks as bad as - if not more than - cancer.
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I'm so sorry for your loss.  My MIL had small cell lung cancer, she smoked for over 6 decades.  As we were sitting in the Oncologist's office, he said "before we start your chemo and radiation, I need to tell you that you have less than a 5% chance of being here in 3 -5 years."  That was 5 years ago.  I watched her suffer, lose her hair, she was so sick, confused, frail, I thought it was the worst thing in the world. 

She made a full recovery, she's as strong now as she was before.  She has a full head of hair, regained her muscle weight, she looks exactly as she did before the chemo and radiation.  Unfortunately, 3 years ago, she developed dementia and I'm telling you, the dementia is worse than cancer, much, much worse.  She says horrible, hateful, mean things she would have never said before.  You know it's not her but it comes from her mouth and it's hard to accept.  She has brief moments of herself but it's ripping the family apart and it's heart breaking to witness. My FIL takes very good care of her but unfortunately he takes the brunt of her anger.  He is one of the toughest men I've ever met in my life but this has taken such a physical and mental toll on him that he's reduced to a shell of his former self.  After watching her suffer through both cancer and dementia, in my opinion, the dementia is so much worse.

 
Sullie said:
I'm so sorry for your loss.  My MIL had small cell lung cancer, she smoked for over 6 decades.  As we were sitting in the Oncologist's office, he said "before we start your chemo and radiation, I need to tell you that you have less than a 5% chance of being here in 3 -5 years."  That was 5 years ago.  I watched her suffer, lose her hair, she was so sick, confused, frail, I thought it was the worst thing in the world. 

She made a full recovery, she's as strong now as she was before.  She has a full head of hair, regained her muscle weight, she looks exactly as she did before the chemo and radiation.  Unfortunately, 3 years ago, she developed dementia and I'm telling you, the dementia is worse than cancer, much, much worse.  She says horrible, hateful, mean things she would have never said before.  You know it's not her but it comes from her mouth and it's hard to accept.  She has brief moments of herself but it's ripping the family apart and it's heart breaking to witness. My FIL takes very good care of her but unfortunately he takes the brunt of her anger.  He is one of the toughest men I've ever met in my life but this has taken such a physical and mental toll on him that he's reduced to a shell of his former self.  After watching her suffer through both cancer and dementia, in my opinion, the dementia is so much worse.
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Ugh, I'm so sorry to hear this. We lost my grandma to Alzheimers and it was devastating.

Sorry to hear about Clark too. May he rest in peace and may his family find comfort. I was a Cowboys fan back then and 'The Catch' broke my heart.

 
Tom Servo said:
Having buried my MiL today due to Lewy Body Dementia, I will tell you that dementia sucks as bad as - if not more than - cancer.
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Sorry to hear.

I agree. With cancer you stand a chance of remission to where maybe you are cancer free for the rest of your life. With these progressive neurological diseases, you don't stand a chance. 

 
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My mother, the person whom I cared most about in the world, passed about 1 year ago from ALS.  

Experts don’t know what causes it, there are no known treatments to even slow it down.  

Its worse than cancer and it’s not close.  Cancer gives you a chance often times. 

A disease that steals your faith in a higher power. 

Rest in peace Dwight Clark.

 
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Als is rare. It's faster deterioration than the other neuromuscular diseases. Average life span from diagnosisis 3-5 years. Some go faster, some hang on longer than 5 years. It's very difficult to diagnose because there are mimic diseases that over time get ruled out. That's how it's diagnosed, by ruling out other neuromuscular diseases over a long period of time. It can take 1, 2, 3, 4 years to get confirmed Als or other nmd diagnosis. 

After reading up on the various neuromuscular diseases as my dad may have PLS, they all suck bad. All progressive, no treatment let alone cure. No remission. Plateau periods are possible. 

For those who know someone who has it or may have it, I found a forum with kind people with nmd who share,  care and answer questions. First read the stickies. Lots of common concerns and questions addredsed in the stickies.

http://www.alsforums.com

 
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CurlyNight said:
Sorry to hear.

I agree. With cancer you stand a chance of remission to where maybe you are cancer free for the rest of your life. With these progressive neurological diseases, you don't stand a chance. 
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As I've told people, "There are cancer survivors; there are no dementia survivors."

With dementia, the saying goes, you lose them twice.  :(

 
Tom Servo said:
Having buried my MiL today due to Lewy Body Dementia, I will tell you that dementia sucks as bad as - if not more than - cancer.
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Sorry to hear about this, Tom. I suppose the immediacy of the moment can never be consoled by a stranger, but you've always been cool and that's something in my book. Sorry for your loss.  

TripItUp said:
My mother, the person whom I cared most about in the world, passed about 1 year ago from ALS.  

Experts don’t know what causes it, there are no known treatments to even slow it down.  

Its worse than cancer and it’s not close.  Cancer gives you a chance often times. 

A disease that steals your faith in a higher power. 

Rest in peace Dwight Clark.
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I'm sorry TripItUp. You never think these diseases hit home until they come for you. I'm so sorry. 

 
Sullie said:
I'm so sorry for your loss.  My MIL had small cell lung cancer, she smoked for over 6 decades.  As we were sitting in the Oncologist's office, he said "before we start your chemo and radiation, I need to tell you that you have less than a 5% chance of being here in 3 -5 years."  That was 5 years ago.  I watched her suffer, lose her hair, she was so sick, confused, frail, I thought it was the worst thing in the world. 

She made a full recovery, she's as strong now as she was before.  She has a full head of hair, regained her muscle weight, she looks exactly as she did before the chemo and radiation.  Unfortunately, 3 years ago, she developed dementia and I'm telling you, the dementia is worse than cancer, much, much worse.  She says horrible, hateful, mean things she would have never said before.  You know it's not her but it comes from her mouth and it's hard to accept.  She has brief moments of herself but it's ripping the family apart and it's heart breaking to witness. My FIL takes very good care of her but unfortunately he takes the brunt of her anger.  He is one of the toughest men I've ever met in my life but this has taken such a physical and mental toll on him that he's reduced to a shell of his former self.  After watching her suffer through both cancer and dementia, in my opinion, the dementia is so much worse.
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Agree.

It's important to take breaks, all of you. I'm going through this with my best friend and her mother. Her mother was a sheet toward her all her life but loves her son who has lived with her all his 56 years of his life contributing 0 to expenses.

Anyway, she goes to visit her at the assisted living to help her eat lunch. Her bro goes in the evenings for dinner. Sometimes they both skip a day or two. They have to take care of themselves as well.

She's entering stage 7 of 7. She sometimes knows who we are, other times, nope. It's tough to see, but you have to watch your own mental health and step away when it's too much. If the place she is at has social services for the family, it may help your fil.

 
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