Former Partridge Family star David Cassidy has disclosed that he is currently battling dementia. Best wishes go out to him and his family.
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I saw this last night and wanted to cry. My very first love. I fell in love w/ David when I was 4 years old. At 5 my older sister bought me a PF album and I went around telling everyone "Keith Partridge is my best friend". I've loved him and his music every since, and been blessed enough to meet him twice. I even took 4 of my after school students to one of his concerts, and he paid special attention to them. It was a night I don't think any of us will ever forget.
Now my "best friend" has dementia."Do you believe, you believe in magic?
'Cos I believe, I believe that I do,
Yes, I can see I believe that it's magic
If your mission is magic your love will shine true."Comment
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I saw the video of that concert, it was really rough on the poor guy. Hope things work out for him.Comment
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They are very similar to one another and frequently dementia is caused byAlzheimer's, but they are separate diseases. Dementia stems from the destruction of brain cells and can be the result of the aforementioned Alzheimer's, but can also be the end result of strokes and head traumas. Alzheimer's, on the other hand, is a disease which actually destroys the brain and it can move very slowly or very quickly. My wife's stepmother had long-term Alzheimer's and she existed (I hesitate to say "lived") for about eight years, forgetting everyone and everything she knew in that time and, when the Lord finally called her home, it was a blessing for it ended her suffering. One of my Aunt's was also afflicted by Alzheimer's, and she went through much the same misery, but only in about the span of 24 months. Both dementia and Alzheimer's will slowly take away a person you know and love until you become a stranger to them and even, eventually, a stranger to themselves. The Cowboy Junkies have a very poignant song that could apply to either condition...
sigpic Oh then, what's this? Big flashy lighty thing, that's what brought me here! Big flashy lighty things have got me written all over them. Not actually. But give me time. And a crayon.Comment
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Danny Bonaduce mentioned during his radio show yesterday that as soon as he heard the news he tried to call David to offer his support, but couldn't reach him. Watched the radio show via Danny TV on KZOK-FM's website. Could tell by the look on Danny's face that he's deeply concerned about David.Comment
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I had a brother who developed early onset Alzheimer's that led to dementia. When he was diagnosed, I didn't even know dementia was a real thing. I thought it was just an old term like "Consumption" that just meant nuts. Boy was I wrong. So having witnessed all that goes with it, I always feel for someone who has been given that sentence. And it's tough when it's someone you watched as a kid, that to you is 18 years old with feathered hair eating at a taco stand.Comment
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"Do you believe, you believe in magic?
'Cos I believe, I believe that I do,
Yes, I can see I believe that it's magic
If your mission is magic your love will shine true."Comment
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"Do you believe, you believe in magic?
'Cos I believe, I believe that I do,
Yes, I can see I believe that it's magic
If your mission is magic your love will shine true."Comment
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