re: FDA approves first new Alzheimers drug in 20 years

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Considering how debilitating, progressive and ultimately lethal Alzheimer’s is, I wonder How bad the side effects have to be for people to say this isn’t worth it.

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I think my dad was in this study. I remember him getting infusions in his trial and I also remember him having one issue with brain swelling. I am not sure how they dealt with that but my dad passed away at 95 last year and had the disease for probably 15-20 when it was first noticed. He was in a drug study in his mid 80's and I dont remember how long he was in the study. He continued to decline mentally but at a much slower rate at least that is what I believe. He went into steep decline his last 1-2 yrs.