Posted 4-10-20
Sigh… We have finished another ultramarathon week! I pray that you have peace this Good Friday whether you are caring for your loved one at home, are separated from them in a care facility, or are a valued advocate without a horse in the race right now. May God richly bless you all with every good thing.
Today, as I conclude our quick little study of the body from the ground up regarding dementia, I really just want to make an observation or two. 🙂
First: Have you noticed the many things I have listed in the last several articles that either cause or indicate dementia will happen? I counted 5 or 6, but I probably missed some. Does everything cause dementia? Isn’t there a thing or two we can agree on that are causes? I mean, everyone knows that tangles and plaques cause the disease (or do they???)…so what of the many others here? Are they wrong? Are our preconceptions out of whack? Can we trust sources? How do we even read a source and decide how trustworthy it is? I mean, I can offer you dozens of websites (that look legit) that say vitamins, CBD oil, and/or about 30 other things cure this disease and how we are silly stupid unloving short-sighted mistaken for not spending $1,000 for the cure!
My advice to you? I just don’t know. Here is what I DO KNOW:
- The cure is worth trillions of dollars. With a T… Monopoly money? Nope…as real as the
stimuluseconomic impact payments that are coming out soon. Reason with me here. Do you REALLY think a $1,000 bundle of vitamins will cure the disease…and the world just hasn’t caught on? Companies steal secrets, mistreat employees (sometimes), slander, move overseas and the like for a dime on their stock value. Would a cool $Trillion help their bottom line? Yup. So, wouldn’t every company from Big Pharma to Walgreen to stinkin’ 7-11 be selling brain fix vitamins??? Wanting something to be doesn’t make it so. Otherwise, me wanting holding mom’s hand to cure her would have already worked! - Plaques and tangles matter. They may be the cause. They may be a side effect. They may be an indicator. Nature? Nurture? Who knows? God. Right now He is the only one who knows.
- The disease is more pervasive than we think. It is like a weeping willow root finding the lateral lines or a brood of termites finding my house. Its harm get everywhere vicariously…not just in the brain. It is a multiplying Gremlin in a swimming pool or Tribbles in our spaceship….and it only gets worse.
Lastly I appeal to you, as always, to help me do something. Pray. Donate. Serve. Study. Join a clinical trial. Donate to folks that help caregivers. Advocate. There is no cure for this mess and there needs to be…and now! How about at least a few treatments to extend life? Not yet…but there needs to be!
Thank you every last one of you! Have a wonderful Holy weekend. May God bring you peace and comfort as you draw near to the One we worship this season.
#EndALZ
Update: Quick Facetime yesterday and today. Not much to report other than a few smiles. Never has Easter been more meaningful… Oh for heaven and the defeat of death once and for all…
Peace.