I know, I know.  We'll believe it when we see it.  But if you
want to read a little positive news, have a look at:

 http://www.aarp.org/bulletin/yourhealth/alzheimer.html

There are nine Alzheimer's drugs in Phase III trials and
"dozens" more in Phase II.  Many of these drugs attempt
to slow, halt, or even reverse the disease, as opposed
to the past crop of drugs that did nothing for the progress
of the disease but attempted to improve functioning in
spite of the disease.

Maybe those of us that don't yet have it can look forward
to a better end of life than our parents had.  Maybe those
of us caring for loved ones want to take another look at
enrolling them in clinical trials.

One of the things we sometimes ask in this group is, why
consider an unproven trial drug, especially when it could
be a placebo, when there are proven drugs available?

But the proven drugs are only proven to alleviate symptoms,
not to halt or even slow the progress of the disease.  And
even then, they don't work for everyone.  So maybe the
clinical trials are worth another look.

   Alan (the perpetual optimist)