its not often that you get to write about exciting or good news
about alzheimers disease
its such a sad disease
you get it and really cant do that much really to stop it
maybe slow it down some
as many of you know my mother had alzheimers disease
my father died of a heart attack but probably had moderate alzheimers disease
my younger brother died a month ago with this terrible disease
and
i probably have early early alzheimers
the future will prove whether i have it or not
i personally am proceeding along the lines that i have it
(i take my aricept (donepezil)
so i can be prepared as much as you can for when that day comes
and
do whatever i can to slow it down
including
looking for any research where there is treatment that might work
early on like in cases like mine
i carry the apoe4 gene the double version
which increases my chances 15 times that i will get or have
alzheimers disease
yesterday an announcement was made and is well described in this
article from the associated press which if you have a loved one with
early symptoms like i have you should read it
and
this one with interviews with dr hilfilker and dr halperin about all this
one a physician the other a dentist
both whom i occasionally interact with online some
dr hilfilkers blog watching the lights go out is one i follow
and is on the right side of this blog in my favorite blog list
yesterday i gave a presentation about my story with possibly having
alzheimers disease to a small group
and much of what i talked about was in these articles
the federal government instead of a war on syria
has declared a war on alzheimers disease
the federal government was suppose to be funneling 100 million dollars
to fund alzheimers research
but
thanks to budget cuts that was not funded
however
the director of the national institutes of health has scrounged up
several millions of dollars to fund alzheimers research
one study will look at 650 people who carry the double gene apoe4
which means me
they will be given one of the new drugs yet to be determined to those
of us with the apoe4 gene hoping that it will slow down or prevent
the disease
i think this is the study that ive been waiting for
just please dont put me in the placebo group
most of the previous upcoming treatment studies i dont qualify for
since im so early
eg dr hilfiker is in an alzheimers treatment study using one of the new
alzheimers vaccines but he is a little more advanced than i am
so folks this is my chance to maybe do something for myself that
might slow down the disease in myself
i plan on being the first to sign up
thank you
to the federal government for supporting this war
ACTIVITIES
next wednesday september september 25th i will be doing a presentation
on my story with possible alzheimers disease
at the sun city cowan amenity center andice room
1433 cool spring way
georgetown texas
rsvp deanna at tiffinhouselcd@gmail.com
there are a few seats left
next saturday september 28th
the williamson county walk to end alzheimers
at san gabriel park
georgetown texas
sign in at 800am walk at 900am
sign up on line or the day of the walk
the walk is free but a donation is appreciated
click here to donate or join my team organicgreendoctor
my younger brothers team #joe nash was scheduled to walk in
the el dorado ark walk to end alzheimers on november 2nd
that walk has been canceled and his team information
will be posted later at a different walk location
ill keep you informed
please take a moment
support us this year
the alzheimers association is the 3rd largest supporter of research
in the world behind china and the national institutes of health
and almost all their funding comes from donations
and
most comes from these walks to end alzheimers
thank you
:))
the organicgreen doctor
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