Submitted on Thursday 9th August 2012
Published on Friday 10th August 2012
Current status: Closed
Closed: Saturday 10th November 2012
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Alzheimer's - The Hand That First Held Mine - An Ageist Issue
My parent - the hand that first held mine - now holds my hand, needing reassurance and nurturing from this ‘evil world’.
Alzheimer's sufferers do not just live with loss of memory; they fear this world.
The lack of funding, trials, EMPHASIS, is an ageist issue. If this disease affected 18-25 or 30-50 year olds, there would be a national outcry over the lack of progress in CURING this illness.
A recent report states that Alzheimer's research is 40 years behind cancer research - progress in AIDS treatment is remarkable - all progress in these areas is fantastic but PLEASE now give more attention to Alzheimer's.
We hear about trials in other countries that are 2 or 5 years away from a drug but my parent does not have that time. They are at the mild-mod stage so I still hope; but also, I cry every day and I am crying now.
Please help my parent and all of our parents.
Alzheimer's sufferers cannot be a strong lobby group; we need to be.
Thank You - In Hope & Trust x
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