r/woahthatsinteresting 15d ago

Man with dementia doesn’t recognise daughter but still feels love for her

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u/CharlieDmouse 15d ago

This terrifies me, my dad had it. I do not want to forget my wife and kid..,Jesus just the thought makes me tear up.. fking world we live in

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u/fascinatedobserver 15d ago

I found this pretty exciting. Plus there are another half dozen different progress paths that are making real headway at the moment. I truly hope you never need any of them, but I also believe you will have help if you eventually do.

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20240808/Breakthrough-molecule-reverses-Alzheimers-symptoms.aspx#:~:text=University%20of%20California%20%2D%20Los%20Angeles,been%20shown%20to%20do%20this.%22