My mother didn't get it, and died at 92 in 2017, but her sister, and mother got it. Her 2nd husband has it, and is in a nursing home since last September, having been with me for the previous 3 years. It was ok when he could still go out, walk around, and come home, but he had a heart attack about 2 years ago, and since then he could not be let out of the house on his own, as he would make a bee line for the house in which he was born 89 years ago. At first the lady in that house was understanding, but got irritated after a few times. He wouldn't stay in the house, and I had to drive him around Dublin, and Wicklow for 2-3 hours every day, heavy going after a night shift.
Looking at all these guys who headed the ball (headtheballs) getting it, I'm wondering if the 2 bangs which I got on the head to date will have any consequences. Aged 18, I came off the motorbike and, though wearing a helmet, the bang I got on the head was enough to damage an eye muscle/nerve, causing me to tilt my head to 10 past 6 until I had surgery recently. The second bang was when I was helping some GAA training for kids, and the trainer gave me the block pads, and he proceeded to demonstrate the shoulder tackle for the kids. He lifted me 6 inches off the ground, and I came down with an unmercyfull whack on the back of the head.
I wonder about the consequences for my, not so young, young lad, who fractured his skull, and was lying for 11 hours with blood compressing his brain. 4 hours of surgery saw him fine after coming out of coma 8 days later, and 18 years later he shows no ill effects.
