Hi! My name is Teri. I am a Multi-Generational Alzheimer's Survivor and Co-Caregiver of a parent with Alzheimer's Disease.
I have been a Study Buddy for a Loved One, participating in a double-blind research study on Alzheimer's disease since 2019. The research study we are still participating in is for a medication that the FDA approved in the summer of 2023. The portion of the study we are involved in now is for an alternative delivery method.
Despite experiencing a few side effects, my Loved One is thriving on this medication! The plaque that was present in her brain has dramatically diminished, and we have unlimited hope for her future.
I created the Alzheimer's Survivor brand during one of our infusion appointments. After talking with one of the researchers, I realized that these programs were working so well that they were releasing volunteers because they no longer had plaque to treat. These are some of the very first clinical Alzheimer's Survivors.
As I researched more about the many research programs and treatment solutions available, the Alzheimer's Survivor brand morphed into a solution designed to change the outdated social narrative defining Alzheimer's Disease.
Historically, there was no treatment for memory loss. Those affected accepted that someone who developed memory loss would decline until their Loved One eventually died a horrible death. It was not until 1906 that this disease was defined and named.
Alois Alzheimer, a clinical psychiatrist and neuroanatomist, first described Alzheimer's disease at the 37th Meeting of South-West German Psychiatrists in Tubingen. Alzheimer also discovered and described the histological alterations later known as plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. In 1980, the Alzheimer's Association was founded.
The Alzheimer's Association has been vital in advancing research and raising disease awareness. Thanks to that research, we now have FDA-approved medications to treat some of the symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease. Recently, the FDA approved medicines that remove plaque from the brains of Alzheimer's patients.
In addition, researchers have identified many lifestyle issues that can trigger Alzheimer's to develop. With this information, they have developed protocols based on lifestyle and nutritional changes that significantly improve the lives of people with memory loss.
Despite all of this research, there is no cure for Alzheimer's Disease.
Because there is no cure, most people think that once a person starts to exhibit memory loss symptoms, there is no hope for their Loved One. Most families do nothing to support their Loved One's memory loss. Not because they do not love them but because they do not know hope exists.
This is where I see my role. I am not a doctor. I am a communicator. I can use social media to collect detailed research data from doctors and researchers and translate it into easy-to-understand information. I can then convert that information into digital content to catch the eye of people who need it.
I have collected the contact information of all the doctors and clinics treating Alzheimer's. I will provide contact information for the clinics and doctors, so Alzheimer's Survivors can take action for their Loved Ones.
I have a database containing information on all of the memory loss-related research programs in the US, along with the contact information for the doctors & researchers at the clinics.
For those who do not want traditional medical solutions, I have collected protocols and contact information of the doctors and researchers who provide "alternative" nutritional and lifestyle solutions.
I have spent more than a year researching Alzheimer's, creating contact databases, and studying all of the data on the released protocols. This will save individual caregivers and family members weeks of searching for help.
The Alzheimer's Survivor brand will continue to evolve and grow daily. The services and solutions I can create and provide are unlimited. I am so excited to see how this develops.
I am an Alzheimer's Survivor, and I am looking forward to helping you become an Alzheimer's Survivor too.
Introduction to Alzheimer's Survivor
