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Date Posted: 03:15:20 03/11/02 Mon
Author: Sheila Taylor
Subject: Re: a daughter's tale, question 1
In reply to: Morgan Oakes 's message, "a daughter's tale, question 1" on 20:40:18 03/10/02 Sun

>Now that Janet knows that she is at a very high risk
>of developing Alzheimer's she should definitely tell
>her husband, but I feel that she should wait to tell
>her children. Her husband should always be there for
>her, and then together they can decide a good time to
>tell their children. Something like this could be
>extremely devestating to a child, and while I think
>they should know, I do not believe Janet should be
>rash when she tells them. If Janet alters her life
>style and lives each day a little fuller and doesnt
>take advangtage of things she used to, this will rub
>off onto the entire family. Janet and her family can
>work together to live life to the fullest and not have
>any regrets. They can also look into treatment,
>because you never know what is in the process of being
>developed.

I think you make agood point in waiting to tel the children. It defiitely could be devastating to a chld and they might fnd it very hard to cope with. She shoudl wait until she hersef can cope with the inital shock of her risks before she can let her cildren know. I also i agree that she should tell herusand right away. He can be there to help and support her

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Re: a daughter's tale, question 1 -- Kelly McHugh, 17:32:12 03/11/02 Mon