@the-gipper said:

Damn it.  But knew it was coming when they put him in hospice.

Fyi,  I had a client once.  He had to put his wife in a nursing home for her Alzheimer's,  but  she lived for like another  15-20 years even though she was totally non-cognitiant .  He was devoted to her....but he actually died first.  But then some die right away, like Marty here.  I wasn't sure which would be the case with him.  Now we know. 

It's wild, dementia and Alzheimer's is actually similar to HIV and AIDS in that some people, for reasons currently unknown, simply do not go past a certain stage of the disease. In fact, all the current research  is going into exactly how they "cured" HIV and other diseases like Parkinson's, in that they believe they can soon essentially prevent the disease from progressing and allow folks to live with the milder symptoms. 

@diehardbrownsfan said:

That was quick.  RIP Marty.

... and merciful.

@gumby73 said:

Terrible sad news, 

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7 years of beating Alzheimer from the age of 70? That's another WIN nobody can take back Coach Shot'z... ? Prayers, our friend ..  

"There's a gleam men." Best HC in Browns recent era (Super Bowl). He got screwed a lot during his career, including with the Browns. 

Fyi,  I had a client once.  He had to put his wife in a nursing home for her Alzheimer's,  but  she lived for like another  15-20 years even though she was totally non-cognitiant .  He was devoted to her....but he actually died first.  But then some die right away, like Marty here.  I wasn't sure which would be the case with him.  Now we know. 

I truly hope we find a breakthrough on this awful disease. RIP.

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It sounds cold, but I can't help to think it was for the best. Seeing someone you love get to the point where they don't know their own family has to be fucking brutal. 

@ballpeen said:

Sorry to hear that.  I wish Marty and his family the best in tough times.

At the risk of being inappropriate, Marty showed signs many years ago when he forgot about all else except for the linebacker position, bringing us Mike Junkin and Cliff Charleton.

And, to be fair to Marty,  I don't know that he was the one making those picks.  Ernie Accorsi was still our GM at that point, and I am pretty sure he had final say. I am also sure that Marty had his input.   As good and respected as Ernie was....he obviously had his share of misses. (In his tenure here he also pick Eric Metcalf, Webster Slaughter, and  Eric Turner).

@jrb12711 said:

The worst, to me, were those moments of lucidity where I saw a man who was aware at that point in time he was literally losing his mind. Talk about something I don't wish on my worst enemy. I hope Marty is able to be at peace.

My mother kept asking me if she was going crazy or losing her mind. I just kept giving her the same answer since she asked it often near the end, "No, you are just losing your memory Mom." We all felt blessed that she could remember who we were all the way to the end. And could smile in recognition with our correct names when any of us 5 kids walked into the room.

@bob806 said:

Yep. My dad was so bad he basically forgot how to eat & swallow. Inhaled some scrambled eggs at an assisted living place, got aspiration pneumonia, and was gone in a few days. 

Just an awful disease.

This is the part I think some folks don't realize is what actually kills people who have this disease, most of the time.. Your brain literally deteriorates to the point where your body doesn't remember how to survive. Watching my grandfather go from dementia to Alzheimer's was such a heartbreaking period of my life.  The worst, to me, were those moments of lucidity where I saw a man who was aware at that point in time he was literally losing his mind. Talk about something I don't wish on my worst enemy. I hope Marty is able to be at peace.

@bob806 said:

Yep. My dad was so bad he basically forgot how to eat & swallow. Inhaled some scrambled eggs at an assisted living place, got aspiration pneumonia, and was gone in a few days. 

Just an awful disease.

Yes it is. I've been tested thoroughly by a diagnostic specialist since both her younger brother and sister also died of it. Fortunately it's not in my cards.