The Just Thought I'd Share Thread

[Nikolaj]

Originally Posted by APerfectLie

This is an iffy situation. Technically the casino should be liable for handing out counterfeit money, because they should essentially be checking the money they take in so they don't hand any out. However, the woman also has a responsibility to essentially check the money that she receives, and since she accepted the money then one would think she is now liable for it. However, most Home Owners insurance policies and Business insurance policies cover counterfeit money to a certain limit.





I'm sorry. I don't know about the treatments available currently, but I do believe they have been able to slow the progression some, so maybe you have some time. But on that note, I think Alzheimer's is one of my biggest fears. Not only of my loved ones getting it, but also of myself getting it. *hugs*

Oh boy, two things to reply to:
1. The casino, I feel, did their best to not help the woman, I don't know if you clicked on the link or not. I think their behavior was very suspect- you do have a point that the fake bill may have been passed on to them by a customer, but their willingness to pay the woman once the media was contacted makes me think they perhaps did it on purpose. Or perhaps not. It sounded deliberate to me, but may not have been. The offer for meal vouchers, which was then revoked, seemed very odd.
2. Alzheimers- I am sorry to hear about the grandmother who may have it.
My mother- and my dad (though he isn't facing it right now) are potentially Alzheimer's patients, or in early stages. What is little known about the disease is that there is only a 'suspicion' of it- Whether a person actually has Alzheimer's cannot be determined with exact certainty until an autopsy is performed (specifically, of the brain), obviously after death.
Of course, there are tell-tale signs of Alzheimers, but it is possible 'your' grandmother may not have the disease at all. I really don't think my mother has it, but she is on a prescription med that slows down deterioration of the brain called Aricept. It just has made her horribly skinny, as the first two side effects are extreme loss of appetite and major weight loss- along with stomach cramping and total lack of energy. It's very sad when a persons body or mind begins to betray them, but Alzheimers is very tricky for many reasons, and the one that bugs me is that only when the autopsy is performed do you ever know for sure the person had the disease. It can be dementia, or just 30 years of diabetes and a lifetime of clinical depression and the side effects of every med she is on and has ever been on, in my Mom's case, and not Alzheimers at all.
I wish your grandmother and you well. If she just got the news, I bet they will put her on the Aricept, which helps the mind, I just hope your grandmother is not already thin.