Good question, eh? I wish I had the answer.
I heard on the news yesterday that a vaccine had been "discovered" that cured cancer in lab rats at Stanford. I would LOVE to get Jay into a study on humans to see how successful it could be.
I know studies have been made that found a great deal of hope as far as dementia is concerned. I just wish I could Jay to get on board with giving up sugar and eating a cleaner menu, but I think that's a lost cause.
It's Wednesday, and so far, this week hasn't been too bad. He had a "moment" yesterday when he totally forgot how to make coffee. We have a Cuisinart that uses K-cups and we've had it or a Keurig for years and years. He was totally lost yesterday but after I showed him how to do it, he was able to retain that information.
We went to his favorite restaurant yesterday and except for being very slow in ordering his meal, all went well.
This morning, while watching his hero, Dan Patrick - the sports guy, not the Lt. Gov. of Texas - he pushed "something" on the new remote and had no sound and the TV "looked off." I was able to push PLAY and all's well. This may seem very minor, but this is a man who used to fly airplanes and after that, was an ACE in the audio/video environment. It just hurts my heart when he gets frustrated with himself for his "brain leaks."
A journey with my Husband and his issues with dementia and/or cognitive impairment. This disease is compounded by his recent diagnosis of metastatic cancer, for which he is being infused with Erbitux weekly for the rest of his life. After over three months of infusion, he was diagnosed with an uncommon condition - Hashimoto's Encephalopathy.
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June 1, 2018 - Hashimoto's Encephalopathy
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