Do you believe in miracles? 🌟

I have hope! I will be a human guinea pig for the new drug 'Lequembi' to treat Alzheimers. I feel like I won the lottery. Not for inheriting Alzheimers, but for having the opportunity to try the new drug. 
I can't control that I received the Alzheimers gene from both sides of my family. What are the chances? I can control that I took action and made an appointment with a neurologist for an assessment. It was fate that my husband and I decided to move to Las Vegas. It just happens to be the home to the world renowned Cleveland Clinic for Brain Research where I am now a patient.

I didn't chooses this disease. It chose me from previous relatives who passed it on. I can't blame them. I can do the best I can do under the circumstances. I told the doctor that I am willing to do anything to recover. He kindly told me that I will not recover my lost memory, but that I qualify for a new drug that that will hopefully stop it from getting worse. My hope meter rose up and agreed to be a human guinea pig for the new drug, Lequembi.  

Lequembi came on the market xx months ago. I had to undergo brain MRI's, memory testing, a Spinal Tap, and a physical in order to qualify.  I was delighted to pass the tests and be part of a medical breakthrough in the treatment of Alzheimers. There are side effects such as brain bleeding and I will have regular MRI's to check for it. I must admit that is a scary thing to think about. However, it is more frightening to think about dying.  So what is my choice?

I choose to try to live longer. I am still going to the gym, taking ballroom dance lessons,  taking long walks, and playing with my grandchildren. I just got an 'A' in a college class to renew my teaching certificate. I enjoy substitute teaching and will continue to in my retirement. I play 'brain games' daily on my phone app. I read books on Kindle and write reviews on Good Reads. I have a supportive husband, children, a brother, a sister, friends and relatives. So life is good and only getting better. I am a pioneer with the new drug for Alzheimers. Hopefully, the future will be brighter for all who can take this drug. I believe in miracles.

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