Scotty (James Doohan)'s last Hurrah

[stiltman]

Scotty from StarTrek is doing on last Hurrah for the Trekies. He has Alzheimer's Bummer d00d.

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[Treebeard]

My brother is getting tickets to his last convention. He has half of the original crews signatures already and hopes to get the final ones there since all of the original crew will be there.

[stiltman]

http://planetxpo.com/doohan/

Confirmed guests include James Doohan, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Majel Barrett Roddenberry, and Grace Lee Whitney, plus dozens of Guest Stars from the classic Trek series and movies!

[BJ_M]

man could he pound away the scotch .... i am surprised he can remember anything at all ..

[stiltman]

man could he pound away the scotch .... i am surprised he can remember anything at all ..

Scotch????

I think you mean 100 year old Romulan Ale

[gitreel]

I just can't do it captain.

[stiltman]

Unfortunately, pretty soon it won't remember that he was even on the show. Very cruel disease. I would prolly do myself in if I knew what was going to happen to me in the long run. No use making people take care of me that I don't even know anymore. Plus, all the costs involved. Scary

[flaninacupboard]

yeah that disease sucks ass. one of many reasons we should allow euthanasia. but i guess that's a politick discussion

[DVD_Ripper]

He played a good drunk the few times I remember from the old show.

[vitualis]

Be careful now...

Alzheimer's is a cruel disease, but for who exactly? The usual course of the illness is that the person is blissfully unaware that they are loosing their memory as that part of insight is the first to go. It's hardest on the family and carers but that is hardly a good reason to euthanise someone...

Regards.

[flaninacupboard]

i'm not saying we should hunt em down and kill them, more if the person leaves a living will that it's carried out when the time is right.

[Capmaster]

I've already told my kids that if that should happen to me, just quietly leave my 10mm within easy reach

[indolikaa]

I've already told my kids that if that should happen to me, just quietly leave my 10mm within easy reach

Amen.

[flaninacupboard]

and hallelujah.