Opinion | Brenda K. Foster: New Alzheimer's drug is the first in 18 years. Stigma delays finding a cure. - NBCNewsTHINK
Given the need and the extensive investment of resources, why are effective treatments so difficult to develop? One reason is stigma. I know this from my own family's experience.
For more than a decade, family members whispered about my father's failing memory. But it was only after he got lost during a routine work errand that we finally found the courage to get him evaluated. We then watched as my dad failed test after test — drawing a clock, repeating words in order, etc. I remember our tearful family embrace after the doctor confirmed his diagnosis and handed us a brochure about Alzheimer's.
created some protections. With Alzheimer's on both sides of my family, I've been avoiding getting a baseline test for all of these reasons., such as mental illness, cancer and HIV/AIDS. The good news is that this shared history gives us a blueprint for how we can do better when it comes to Alzheimer's and the people who live with it.
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