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Namenda (memantine) reduces the actions of chemicals in the brain that may contribute to the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.
Namenda is used to treat moderate to severe dementia of the Alzheimer's type.
Namenda is either a pill or oral solution...not IV drip. (See your link).
Oh crap. I thought Namenda was a girl. What a pretty name.
Jennifer O' Malley Dillon is currently Joe's campaign manager.
FORMER BIDEN CAMPAIGN STAFFER: Joe Biden is in the early stages of dementia and is on medication for it.
"This is the big one, and the one I have the least direct experience with, but its been an open secret for some time. Anyone who has had a relative with Alzheimers or dementia can tell you, there are good days and bad days. On the good days, when Joe is at his most lucid, his campaign manager Jen will send him out for photo ops or TV interviews make hay while the sun is shining, you know? On the bad days, Jen just tells the press pool No Joe today, and theyre all like, Okay, cool! Most of the time, hes just a little foggy and gets really agitated.
But one of my co-workers told me that back in May, there was a day where he thought he was running against Gary Hart in the 84 primary again. Joe went under wraps for several days after that.
Hes been more lucid recently because his physician, Dr. OConnor, put him on Namenda. Jen apparently was worried about someone finding it out, because she insisted that he prescribe it under a series of phony names, and then have the interns pick it up. I bet there are a lot of pharmacists in Philly wondering why there are so many young people on Namenda.
The dementia medication has had, um unfortunate side effects.
Theres no dancing around this the medication has made Joe incontinent. Though his good days have increased dramatically, he can barely get through a press event without running to the bathroom. Thats why he didnt take questions after announcing Harris as his running mate. They werent afraid of the questions, the press loves him they were afraid he was going to piss his pants on-camera. Lately, Jens been having closed-door meetings to discuss which brand of incontinence pads would be best to purchase. Seriously, a group of paid staffers sat around and discussed which brands were the least visible, the least likely to leak, and wouldnt audibly crinkle.
Thats around the time I left the campaign. I cant be a party to this sick game anymore. I never really liked Joe Biden, but he deserves better than to be thrust into the public eye when he should be in memory care. His wife should put a stop to this, but shes way too excited about being First Lady to care about her ailing husband."