Posted on 04/02/2006 3:16:45 PM PDT by Howlin
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Former U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms, in increasingly poor health before and since he left office three years ago, has vascular dementia and has moved into a convalescent center near his home, The News & Observer reported Sunday. "He has his good days and his bad days," his wife, Dot Helms, told the newspaper.
"He still sees friends. Company is good for him. He is still signing books. But he is not able to conduct any business or make any speeches."
The 84-year-old Republican has been slowed by a variety of illnesses, including a bone disorder, prostate cancer and heart problems. As his career neared its end, he made his way through the Capitol on a motorized scooter. He decided against seeking a sixth term and left Congress in January 2003.
Vascular dementia is considered one of the most common types of dementia in aging people, with symptoms that may appear similar to those caused by Alzheimer's disease, according to the Memory and Aging Center at the University of California-San Francisco.
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Very sad ping.
God bless Jesse, one of the great defenders of Americans' rights.
I'm confused, how did you alter the title? It looks the same as the source page...
Age takes toll on Helms
http://www.newsobserver.com/114/story/424539.html
Shoot......I meant to take that out!
I was going to, but decided not to!
yeah, that first sentence sets a new low in sh*tbox MSM manners.
ping
Prayers....
Sad news .. sending prayers
I really struggled with whether I wanted to post this -- but I knew somebody would.
It's going to REALLY upset me when I read derrogatory statements.
I'll never forget Helms' speech to the U.N. That ranks right up there with Reagan's "Tear down this wall" speech.
Are we sure this is not about Robert Byrd?
For those reading, I asked for my first comment to be removed.
I had thought about not putting "Dementia" in the title, but changed my mind (on advice) and forgot to take out the part where I explained it.....duh.
So very sad to read this. Prayers for Jesse Helms and his family.
They did the same when Ronald Reagan made his courageous public revelation ... some just have no class, no shame.
Ease and comfort for Jesse.
Prayers up for a great conservative.
They don't make him like Jesse Helms anymore.
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