It Looks Like We've Made a Big Step in Combating Alzheimer's

Townhall ^ | 09/07/2026 | Amy Curtis

[SeekAndFind]

In mid-July, the FDA approved Leqembi, a series of injections that specifically target the plaques that build up in the brains of Alzheimer's patients. Those plaques are what cause the memory loss, behavioral changes, and terminal decline.

That medication was given to Gail Youngsdale. Three years ago, Gail's Alzheimer's disease was progressing. At the time, Leqembi was a trial drug. Doctors gave her injections to target the nine spots of plaque in her brain.

Now? They're gone and Gail has gotten married and gotten most of her memory back.

We're out here reversing Alzheimer's y'all.

pic.twitter.com/OuNJCax9Hq— L (@SomeBitchIIKnow) September 3, 2026

Every single spot of plaque is gone. 

Here's more:

After being diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment and later early Alzheimer’s disease, Gail Youngdale feared what the future might hold. She’d seen the devastating effects of the disease on her own mother years ago. Seeking options, she enrolled in a landmark clinical trial for a therapy designed to remove toxic amyloid plaques, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, from the brain.

Her daughter, Teri, served as her clinical trial study partner—attending every appointment, supporting Gail through the process, and learning as much as she could about Alzheimer’s and her own genetic risk of developing the disease.

 “After she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, I saw the fighter in my mom come out. She inspired me to take my own brain health seriously,” Teri said.

Today, Gail continues treatment with the now FDA-approved medication for early Alzheimer’s disease and has been able to maintain her independence and quality of life. She even found a second chance at love after reconnecting with her high school sweetheart.

This is a miracle.

pic.twitter.com/1Sy90RxFTy— L (@SomeBitchIIKnow) September 3, 2026

Alzheimer's is an evil disease.

It's too late for my mom but I'm glad to hear it. It's one of the most screwed up maladies ever. Imagine going to a funeral for the same person again and again over the span of a decade or more. A little piece of them slipping away, gone forever. Memories of parents, siblings,…— Goban (@GreatGoban) September 3, 2026

This writer lost an aunt to the disease. She developed symptoms in 2007 and died a decade later. It was a very sad thing to watch.

So the plaque theory is vindicated after all? https://t.co/7V0zK5EiQ0— Dalit Detector (@DalitDetector) September 3, 2026

In this case, it seems it was.

I lost my mom to this disease. I spent 5yrs watching her slowly slip away. The thought that no other daughter has to experience that... https://t.co/UaiLp2C8ib— TheAlabastard 🏒🏋🏼‍♀️🐈🤟🏻 (@ThatAlabastard) September 4, 2026

It would be a miracle.

The FDA also approved a subcutaneous injection for home-use, too.

The drug is called Leqembi. Received FDA approval in mid July.

https://t.co/Rr07AJuGhq— L (@SomeBitchIIKnow) September 3, 2026

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Science; Society
KEYWORDS: alzheimers

[Bob434]

Bump

[Veto!]

I recently looked up my old high-school boyfriend online. Good-looking guy who went to Ivy League university.

Picture of him was heartbreaking, no-one seemed to be alive inside his face. Family requested donations to Alzheimer’s Foundation.

So how do we prevent Alzheimers?

[doorgunner69]

Will it make me less of an angry old curmudgeon?

Wife has doubts.

[Texas Eagle]

But we can't remember what it is.

JK!!! I have friends who have died from ALS and dementia. I know it's not a laughing matter but sometimes it helps.

[dadfly]

bookmark.

[Angelino97]

So how do we prevent Alzheimers?

Some say that Turmeric helps prevent plaque buildup.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Too late for Biden.

[thegagline]

Choline. (Alpha-GPC) 400mg, 3 times a day. Also, consuming an egg a week (a source of choline) reduced the likelihood of being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s by 47%.

A good site is consumerlab.com
ConsumerLab.com, LLC ("CL") is the leading provider of independent test results and information to help consumers and healthcare professionals identify the best quality health and nutrition products. It publishes results of its tests in comprehensive Product Review reports at www.consumerlab.com for its members.

[Sequoyah101]

The guy who wrote the book I just read, “Why Baptists are so Fat” claims it is the seed oils that we were conned into consuming instead of saturated fats starting in about 1980. He claims a lot of thing and some of them are probably right.

I wonder how much this stiff costs?

Too late for Momma, she has been gone for 6 years now. Horrible way to go. Sure not like dying in your sleep.

Thanks for posting from your very productive hands and mind.

Read for later, it is 2 hours past my late bedtime again.