By KarlwithaK - 19/05/2009 03:29 - United States

Today, we were visiting my great-grandma, who has Alzheimer’s. We spent most of the day with her and she didn't know who we all were. Time came for us to leave so when I gave her a hug good-bye, she whispered into my ear, "You're my type." FML
I agree, your life sucks 513
You deserved it 36

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Well at least you are, in fact, somebody's type after all.

Comments

vag_fml 0

its not disturbing y'all...she doesnt know what she's doing. if anything, its uncomfortable. deal with it, i would have laughed my ass off at the old bird.

LMFAO xD Aww well at least you got someone wanting ya.

jnic 0

#58, don't be such an asshole. Alzheimer's affects both the person and their loved ones around them. Are you saying that if a family member you loved lost their mind and didn't know you anymore, that you don't have a right to feel crushed by it? It's called EMPATHY. Of course it hurts to see these people you love suffer, and it's scary as hell to witness their irrational ideas, panic, and hallucinations. I lived with my grandmother for years, through mental illness and then dementia. It was sad, frustrating, and disturbing for everyone. And that does NOT take away from recognizing the suffering of the elderly person who's losing their mind.

I hope she's a hot ole bird. Otherwise... F Y L !

Morons - SHE DOESN'T KNOW. And by "morons," I mean "1-22, 24-25, 27-40, 42-43, 45-57, 60-73, 74, 76." People like you never realize that Alzheimer's patients are PERFECTLY AWARE that they can't remember anything. It's not so funny then.

eeejit0102 0

i don't get all these responses. this FML just makes me really sad. alzheimers? hitting on your own grandson? that's really, really sad to see a loved one's mind degenerate like that. put yourselves in that guy's shoes. don't be such pricks.

that must have been awful, but i can't help but laugh... cougar ;]

Yatta_fml 0

*frowns* 76, are you talking to me? Nowhere did I say that it isn't painful for the people who must watch their loved ones slowly decline more and more. If you'd read what I had to say you'd realise I live with someone with severe Alzhimer's, and would never think such a thing. I simply said this post is not FML worthy, as it is not saying "my great grandmother has Alzhimer's" (and even if it was, is not what this site is about, or there would be countless posts of "A person I love has _______ so FML") - this FML was saying that their great grandmother came on to them, and thus, that is why they are saying FML. They don't seem to have taken into consideration that their great grandmother would be horrified if they realized they were saying such a thing, and go even further to post that it's THEIR life that deserves the FML for having such a thing said to them, and think it should be online for the world to read about.

i LOL'd, but still, Alzhimer's is a terrible thing, I've never had it in my family, but judging by this FML it's pretty bad. If I had a grandmother do this to me, I'd shit a brick. FYL dude. =)

jnic 0

#81, it's me again. Yes it is FML worthy. I've seen truly sad stories on here before, and perhaps the posters feel comfort in reading all the supporting and encouraging comments. It's just far more common for people to want to post funny stories, since minor sucky moments are... well, far more common. Also, the internet is anonymous. This great grandmother could be anyone in the world. Nobody is being exposed here. And sorry, but the OP did not suggest at all that it's only their life that deserves the FML, nor should you be making so many rude assumptions based off a couple sentences they said.