Alzheimer's is such a hard thing to deal with. My mother is newly diagnosed and I know "getting better" isn't realistic. How do you get connected with clinical trials for Alzheimer's? Is there a place I can go to get this information? I don't want to just wait around and do nothing while we slowly lose the person who we know as mom :-( Thank you!
https://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/research_progress/clinical-trials
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"Patients' cognition and behavior scores both improved following six months of simufilam treatment, with no safety issues," according to the company.
I would definitely give this a try because I cannot tell how soul destroying it is to watch a loved one deteriorate. My mother is now stage 4 dementia and it's as if she has already died.
https://clinicaltrials.gov/
A regular MD that has been the family dr for years is not likely to be involved in the front line research. If you have a medical college in your area, I would suggest starting there. Those are the doctors who see patients and work on the research/trials/studies. Example, Baylor College of Medicine in the Houston area has a specialized group of doctors for nearly any disease you can think of and these doctors are involved in the research for their specialization. They are aware of trials, studies, and newer meds that show promise. I did a study with them and a treatment and continue to go there for anything I need, including primary care. All your records are in one system so if you see another doctor, there's no retesting of something, like lab work, that you just did. I highly recommend.
I was reading on Agingcare in the fall and saw reference to The 36 hr day. I went to our local library and borrowed the book. I thought it was filled with a lot of great knowledge to be shared, and I bought a copy of it and asked my family to read it. I excuse my DW for not reading it since we received it. My DW is s elementary school teacher who has been teaching school Virtually along with putting in 16-19 hr days Mon-Fri, and 10-12 hrs on Saturday and Sunday's, on all of the Mickey Mouse stuff the administration ask for, reports wise. What bothers me most is if a kid doesn't do their homework or bother taking a test and not show up for class, the teachers are required to give a grade of 50%. Back in my day, you'd of been given what you earned a 0. She is putting the roof over our head and food in the cupboards. Our two oldest ones who are in college, never looked at it. No excuses for them.
The book is well worth the read. I was enlightened by many of the topics I know are in my future. I recommend it to all families faced with Dementia. Thank you for thinking to recommend the book. The patients like myself would benefit greatly if the families and friends would get onboard. You're the best.
John