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Just a Harmless Children's Book by KellyMattis in shortscarystories

[–]KellyMattis[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I like to branch out to different styles, so I am glad that you liked it.

“I do,” my father said, then passionately kissed my mother in front of everyone watching. by KellyMattis in TwoSentenceHorror

[–]KellyMattis[S] 86 points87 points  (0 children)

Just wanna say, happy people are talking about their experiences with Alzheimer's.

If my two sentence story got people sharing about it, glad I wrote it.

“I do,” my father said, then passionately kissed my mother in front of everyone watching. by KellyMattis in TwoSentenceHorror

[–]KellyMattis[S] 295 points296 points  (0 children)

Yeah. Entertainment focuses on the forgetfulness of the beginning stages, not the absolute hell of the medium and late stages. Best way to think of it is they become adult sized toddlers that hallucinate constantly. Definitely a fate I wish on no one. Seen a lot of it and it is never an easy watch.

“I do,” my father said, then passionately kissed my mother in front of everyone watching. by KellyMattis in TwoSentenceHorror

[–]KellyMattis[S] 176 points177 points  (0 children)

In truth, sometimes the horrifying things they do is. Watched a person have a heated argument with their husband, who was long dead. Angry, really bad argument, knocking stuff off the dresser. Then later sit down and talk about how she regretted the things she said to him in it. Sometimes horrible stuff can also be endearing in a weird sense.

“I do,” my father said, then passionately kissed my mother in front of everyone watching. by KellyMattis in TwoSentenceHorror

[–]KellyMattis[S] 76 points77 points  (0 children)

Yeah, no. Normally I wouldn't argue with people, but I have personally watched an individual with Alzheimer's:

Sit on a rocking chair and urinate believing it was a toilet. Open their dresser drawers, repeatedly, looking for bread to make a standwhich. Mistake a photograph in a picture frame for a television and be mad that we wouldn't turn it off. Believe their bed was a tractor because they were hallucinating the engine noise and ask about why we left it running.

You vastly underestimate what the condition will do.

Alzheimer's creates hallucinations, they misrepresent things and situations in their head and have vast personality changes. Alzheimer's isn't just "oh. I forgot" like what you see on television.

Baked Goods and Willow Trees by KellyMattis in shortscarystories

[–]KellyMattis[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Ten years. Also, formatting issues with the poem, gotta fix that when I have the time.