I was planning to travel to Washington DC next week to meet with our senators and congresspeople (likely staffers) to discuss funding for Alzheimer's research. I had my plane tickets and plans for visiting my Mom and other family members who live there. The meeting was sponsored by the Alzheimer's Association, where I've been doing volunteer work.
Not surprisingly, the meeting was cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak. In fact, one of Maria Cantwell's staffers was found to be infected -- maybe someone that I'd have met with. I was already wondering who would listen to a request for increased funding for Alzheimer's research when there is so much need for coronavirus research. At first I was thinking to go anyway and make a few visits, but our sense of concern over the virus has escalated radically, and I decided that going would not be wise.
On another note, my Mom's reaction to our post of March 10 on THC and Alzheimer's disease was "Yippee!" I read my post again on March 11, and I wondered what I'd been smoking when I wrote it. Hopefully I've fixed the editorial problems...
In my book, "Beating the Dementia Monster," I describe what has occurred since 2015 when I first knew I had memory problems. (You can find it on Amazon.com.) I have experienced remarkable improvement, and I’m certain that I can share valuable information with many others. In this second edition I continue my story to 2020 and provide greater understanding of how Alzheimer's advances and why what I did worked.
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