Just received a death cert, and I now have a total of 9 ancestors who had mental health problems of various kinds: 4 in England (maternal line) and 5 in Australia (paternal line). 8 of them died in mental hospitals (the other one died in childbirth).
4 of the 9 either definitely or probably had what we now call Alzheimer's, 2 were locked away for the whole of their adult lives, and 2 more, a father and son, I'm not sure about; judging by the date when they disappear from the electoral roll they were probably in hospital for 20/30 years each, but as I'm probably not the closest living relative, I don't think I'll be allowed to access their files.
I was already a bit paranoid about getting Alzheimer's as my mum had it - the paranoia is now increasing rapidly
4 of the 9 either definitely or probably had what we now call Alzheimer's, 2 were locked away for the whole of their adult lives, and 2 more, a father and son, I'm not sure about; judging by the date when they disappear from the electoral roll they were probably in hospital for 20/30 years each, but as I'm probably not the closest living relative, I don't think I'll be allowed to access their files.
I was already a bit paranoid about getting Alzheimer's as my mum had it - the paranoia is now increasing rapidly
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