snoop1130 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Thailand to have a million Alzheimer’s patients in 13 years By Coconuts Bangkok Photo: David Robert Bliwas/Flickr The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) announced that the number of Alzheimer’s patients in Thailand is a little more than a half-million people. The country is ramping up its medical development and patient care infrastructure to try to accommodate the ever-rising number of patients over the coming years. Though the number of sufferers of this debilitating disease stands at 600,000 today, the MoPH expects that the country will reach a million people afflicted citizens by 2029. Full Story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2016/09/22/thailand-have-million-alzheimers-patients-13-years -- © Copyright Coconuts Bangkok 2016-09-22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripstanley Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 I would say it is already greater than what they are saying. There are many in villages that are not reported but are looked after by their families. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinisaan Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 The one million dollar question is how many of them will be TVF members? What's was the topic again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinisaan Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Here's a place for our Swiss members: http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/offshoring-care_swiss-alzheimer-s-patients-find-home-in-thailand/38281642 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nausea Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 A terrible disease. You need very good support if you want to live your last days with any kind of dignity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tukkytuktuk Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 "Al, What?""Zheimers""What?""He said you got Alzheimer's""Al, What?""Jeez!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 1 hour ago, tukkytuktuk said: "Al, What?" "Zheimers" "What?" "He said you got Alzheimer's" "Al, What?" "Jeez!" I think I can remember reading about that somewhere but can't remember where or when, I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinisaan Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 I know where Dr. Alzheimer used to live, only 10 km away from my hometown. It must be terrible to have it and getting older isn't always nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deli Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 According to the frequency I am told "Luehm" as an answer to my question why things didn't get done, the Million must have been reached long time ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldiablo72 Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 5555. That's funny. I click on the link for 'Bangkok edges out London as world's top travel destination' and this thread appears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatproblem Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Deli said: According to the frequency I am told "Luehm" as an answer to my question why things didn't get done, the Million must have been reached long time ago Correct,fish have longer memory than most Thais I speak with. perhaps why the low number because it's hard to distinguish between them and alzheimers Edited September 23, 2016 by whatproblem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaltsc Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 (edited) "The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) announced that the number of Alzheimer’s patients in Thailand is a little more than a half-million people. " Really. In the time I've been living in Thailand I've encountered at least ten times that many people driving whom I could have sworn had Alzheimer's. Some under the age of 14. Edited September 23, 2016 by jaltsc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Lawrence Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Yes a terrible disease. But what about the potential for diabetes? See so much sugar consumed by the young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little mary sunshine Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Only a million?? Seems like I have seen more that a million druged out stupid people that, if they live that long will wind up with dementia AKA Alzheimer's....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansnl Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 (edited) 14 hours ago, lostinisaan said: The one million dollar question is how many of them will be TVF members? What's was the topic again? Topic? What is a topic? A doctor once told me humour might be the best thing to be able to cope with family Alzheimer patients. But it is an awful illness. Edited September 23, 2016 by hansnl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honthy Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 alumina rice cookers, cheap water ..... good ground for this illness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atyclb Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 3 hours ago, whatproblem said: Correct,fish have longer memory than most Thais I speak with. perhaps why the low number because it's hard to distinguish between them and alzheimers how to distinguish the standard population from the alzheimers population precisely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 A very useful disease for many public servants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colabamumbai Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 But they will forget that they have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colabamumbai Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 4 hours ago, Chris Lawrence said: Yes a terrible disease. But what about the potential for diabetes? See so much sugar consumed by the young. Thailand subsidizes the cane growers, keeping the world prices low and complaints from other countries, adding to an overweight population, an excuse for Ocha to raise the price of sweetened drinks, instead of providing education. The average Thai consumes 26 spoons of sugar a day in foods and drinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollyhangmon Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 UK's got a terrific solution to that as well as related problems: ... pity it's usually not cold enough around here ... but then there are 'heatwaves' ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinisaan Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 4 hours ago, Colabamumbai said: But they will forget that they have it. Isn't it actually nice when you ":forgot" all your dept, gigs, friends and continuously start over again? Aeeh, where's my key...and where's the board to it? Damn, the freaking neighbor boy must have it. It's 1999 now, right? Time for Microsoft to come up with a nice edition, maybe called Millennium? <deleted>, just bought eggs and accidentally sat on them. Thought it's my bladder. Ousshh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinisaan Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 7 hours ago, hansnl said: Topic? What is a topic? A doctor once told me humour might be the best thing to be able to cope with family Alzheimer patients. But it is an awful illness. Topic? A good question. What's a topic, please? Tropical storms hit us all week long and people wanna talk about topical storms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoboKay Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Looking at the current state of affairs, there seems to be a healthy population already in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoon Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 My brother, who lived in Australia for a while, told me that he had heard an Australian expression "like a mad womans s**t". He said It wasn't until his mother in law got alzheimers that he realised that it meant "all over the place". I don't think he was ever tempted to deal with it using humour. It exhausted her husband and my sister in law. I kept well clear. “Comedy is tragedy that happens to other people.” Angela Carter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToS2014 Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 I know its sick but just to turn to the humour side....at least you get to meet new friends every day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adhd Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 they sell curcumin in every pharmacy for less than 100 baht per 100 pills just take one or two per day with a bit of black pepper & you should be safe india is the country with the lowest alzheimer in the world and curcumin is to thank for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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