New Alzheimer's Disease Survey Reveals Disparities Between Beliefs and Behavior In Pursuing Diagnosis

How difficult and stressful it must be to have to admit you may need to be evaluated for Alzheimers.  That is why it is so important to have family and friends to be supportive - even though the fear of what's possibly to come could be life-altering.

Let's hope people can be strong for each other and find strength in knowledge and the progress of medicine.

All the best, sue

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Once you have been diagnosed with AD  you can forget about qualifing for Medical Insurance or Life Insurance.   It seems odd being that they are not 100% sure if you have AD the Insurance Companies do not want to take a risk that they will loose money.

In 2001 when my wife was diagnosed people were not as aware as they are today of the disease.  Today, there is so much research going on along with clinical trials that it is terribly important to get diagnosed.  The sooner the better.  From 1st hand experience, I can tell you that you cannot even get into a study if you do not test to between 14 and 26 on the MMSE test to prove that you have early or mild Alzheimer's.  The most promising trial going on in the world today on Dimebon.  That is the only study that has shown positive results on stopping Alzheimer's.  Everything else is a study to test a potential medication to delay the inevitable.  Not that that is bad.  It gives the patient the opportunity to have their cognative ability extended until such time as there is proof positive that the medical profession knows exactly what is causing Alzheimer's and how to fix it.