[Report This]Date: 06 Sep 2009 12:42:41 AM Title: The Irresponsible Driver
it love always n 4 ever update
[Report This]Date: 06 Sep 2009 12:35:24 AM Title: Chapter 2
What a meeting! Everything went downhill between the two. I guess Kagome threw Sesshoumaru off big time.
Amnesia would probably be a better excuse. There are long and short term memories. Alzheimer's is mostly found in the elderly and most prevalent in some races versus others.
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Ahah! another author on dokuga said the same thing!
Here was my reply to her, I hope you won't mind me just copying and pasting it!
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I knew this question would come up sooner or later ^_^
It's planned in the later chapters that Kagome found out her father died because he found out he had alz's disease (that cause him to loan money from loan sharks due to poor judgment, and accidentally hired a con artist as his finance manager... and he ran off a cliff with his car).
Also since it's work of fiction, I added that the accident damaged some parts of her brain (i didn't research much on it yet) and unable to produce the protein for the memory "organ". The hippocampus, which is part of the cortex is not retaining the information that it should... etc etc. Protein is called: apolipoprotein. I think i read that there are 3 types of that protein, and that the one labeld "4" was the one that increases the liklihood in getting alz's.
You're on the right track, i was debating whether to use Alz or amnesia. I figured Alz's disease would be more of a blow to the couple =D
it's not offending at all ^_^
I was waiting for someone to ask me that =D
I've experienced this in a secondary (don't know which word to use) way. My friend's grandmother had alz's and it was so hard for her and her family. Which really inspired me into making this. I know the emotions behind it, i just need to put it nicely in words =D
I've done a lot of research on Alz's before i started to write the first chapter. I'm not really writing it for the heck of it, more like... Showing what my friend felt when her family was going through the same problem.
My replies are always jumbled up, i hope you won't mind!
(I was thinking of making the disease hereditary, but nmmm... I'm not sure.)
(Since Chromosone 19 is the one that controls the production of the apolipoprotein)
Heh! anymore questions milady?
Hi there. I was reading your story "Don't Forget" and I had a question that I didn't want to ask in a simple review. I don't want to offend you, I'm just really confused and just want a little clarification.
In chapter one, you said that the story was going to be focused around Alzheimer's. How does Alzheimer's fit into your story when it's a degenerative disease? It's not something that suddenly sets in because of an accident. That's amnesia.
I'm just really confused and the only reason I am even asking is because I have seen Alzheimer's Disease firsthand, up close and personal. I went into your story with my own experiences and had a certain mindset.
Or am I completely off-track and someone develops Alzheimer's further into the story? I just wanted to ask.
Thank you for your time and patience.
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I hope that clears it up!
[Report This]Date: 06 Sep 2009 12:25:16 AM Title: The Irresponsible Driver
Interesting. I am actually kind of glad it was not Sesshoumaru who had hit her. That would definitely be out of character for him to do...
lovely start :)
Date: 01 Jul 2009 8:54:16 PM Title: The Irresponsible Driver
MORE MORE MORE!!!!! thats a cool story
Date: 25 Jun 2009 11:39:43 AM Title: The Irresponsible Driver
I am hooked its a good begining I wold like to see were you go with this