Schools are no longer teaching critical thinking. Will that mean those students will have higher levels of dementia?
I heard just recently about a woman with Alzheimers who was given an experimental drug, and not only improved...she recovered some memory. If true, amazing.
There is hope for this terrible, terrible thing.
My cousin just passed after 7 years of progressing Alzheimers. And he died from Alzheimers. His brain could no longer message the diaphragm and lungs to function. He died literally of suffocation.
I want a pill dadburnit. I don’t want to give up drinking, cigars a d sugary snacks and the last thing I want to do is exercise. I tried exercise a long time ago and it was boring and hurts. Huey Lewis was right. I need a new drug.
Not all dementia is Alzheimer’s. For example, dementia can be caused as a side effect of prescription drugs, and it can be “cured” by stopping those drugs.
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I’m wondering if people are being diagnosed as having Alzheimer’s because there’s a lot of money to be made for pharma. If you or someone you know is tagged with this lucrative (for pharma) disease, DON’T ACCEPT IT AS GOSPEL.
This week I was reading about Kris Kristofferson, who was diagnosed with having Alzheimer’s. His wife was not a dummy — they met when she was in law school. She wasn’t ready to accept Alzheimer’s.
AI: “Kris Kristofferson was initially misdiagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease before discovering his severe memory loss was actually caused by chronic Lyme disease.
The Misdiagnosis -
Symptoms: In his late 70s, country music legend Kris Kristofferson suffered from severe memory loss, confusion, and muscle pain.
Initial Belief: Doctors thought he had Alzheimer’s disease or dementia caused by sports concussions from his younger days playing football and boxing.
Medications: He spent years taking unhelpful medications for Alzheimer’s and depression that caused unwanted side effects.
Lisa’s Advocacy and Breakthrough -
Pushing for Answers: His wife, Lisa Meyers, refused to accept the terminal Alzheimer’s prognosis.
The Tick-Borne Diagnosis: In 2016, a medical specialist tested him for Lyme disease, and the result came back positive.
Suspected Source: Lisa believed he contracted the infection years earlier while crawling on the forest floor for six weeks in Vermont while filming the 2006 movie Disappearances.
Recovery and Later Life -
Treatment: After stopping his dementia drugs and completing a three-week course of targeted antibiotic treatments, his memory and mood improved dramatically.
Return to Music: Kristofferson regained his clarity, returned to the stage to perform, and lived a full life for several more years before passing away peacefully on September 28, 2024, at the age of 88”