This is also under the Breaking News section of the home page - www.thealzheimerspouse.com - a reminder to watch the CBS Evening News tonight at 6:30 PM EST. They will air a segment on Alzheimer's Disease - "Where America Stands on Alzheimer's" featuring CBS Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook. Dr. LaPook will examine recent advancements in imaging, current research and lifestyle risk factors. He will also discuss his trip to New Orleans to meet former Alzheimer's Association Early-Stage Advisor Lisa Carbo and her family.
Since we always watch NBC, I am going into the den right now to set the DVR to CBS.
Comment Author PrisR Comment Time3 0 minutes ago edit delete
As uaual, they showed sweet little old ladies with memory problems. No rages, anxiety, anger, horrible bahavior, all of which we all experienced in our LO's as the earliest symptoms.
Comment Author carosi Comment Time 15 minutes ago edit delete
For a 6 minute synopsis I thought they hit the aspects they wanted to, pretty well. They couldn't possibly get into all the detail we deal with. Their stress was the building increase in cases, the strides in identifying Alz and doing so earlier, and the work on treatments/cures(?). two things caught my attention in particular: in the portion on the Carbo family they did touch on earlier onset, indirectly, and on genetic testing for the disease; and the numbers of cases. Deaths have risen by 50% when other causes have seen declines and at the rate of increase it won't be lonbg until we see 16,000,000 cases.
And earlier today in a magazine article I came upon the statistic that there are 50 million caregivers (in total for all needs) in the US. SCARY!!!
Comment Author bluedaze Comment Time 9 minutes ago edit delete
I think the emphasis was on earlier detection to begin treatment earlier. What's the point of showing the rages. Only 6 minutes of show time wasn't much time. The statistics were frightening and I think that will stimulate for funding for research.
we watched it together but it apparently never hit any buttons with LO,she never commented about any part of it,I'm thinking if it reached her at all she was scared to death of the future
I just thought it was the "same old", "same old" stuff we've seen and heard a million times. I did find a bit of humor in the statement that at this point in the research, if we were mice, we'd be cured of Alzheimer's Disease. Well, I'm not married to a mouse, so I guess there's still no cure for us. Sorry. I'm being a bit sarcastic this morning.
I still think when they find the answer it will not be anything close to what they now consider the main cause. The amyloid plaque may be a result of whatever is causing it, but the actual cause still remains a mystery. The research doctor that Kate Mulgrew supports is on the right track - prevention before it ever develops.
Charlotte, Foster's team of neurologists at Baylor's College of Medicine are focusing on early diagnosis (VERY EARLY) because that is when the drugs have the most effect.
AIDS was once a death sentence. Period! No discussion. NOW, when it is diagnosed early, AIDS patients can go on to live long and productive lives as long as they take the drugs that have been developed. Still no CURE for AIDS, but they can live 30 or 40 years, get married and have healthy babies.
If we could hold Alzheimer's at the early stages of simply forgetting appointments and names, it would be good enough for me.