[melling]

Here’s another idea. Let’s figure out a way to cure, or simply slow, the disease.

Think it can be done within two decades?

The mRNA Coronavirus vaccines were produced in under a year.

That was after years of R&D, of course.

Now maybe it’s possible to convince people to spend more on fundamental medical research.

UPDATE

I see my comments are not appreciated. We’re going with “just shoot me if this happens to me”

Anyway, maybe the seed investments by Gates and Bezos will eventually lead to a treatment.

https://www.biospace.com/article/bill-gates-and-jeff-bezos-t...

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It’s great that people are working to treat or cure this terrible disease.

However in the meanwhile, there is unbelievable damage and burden on family members that the sick person least of all wants, as articulated by Jo when he still had his faculties.

And there’s a long tail of other diseases. I believe we’ll make progress on those too, but this does not preclude mercy for the victim of the disease.

[melling]

Yes, my aunt who died in late 2019 had some form of dementia. She was only in her mid 70s.

Sure, we’ll make slow progress and eventually get a treatment. However, this is likely a very difficult disease to treat.

I’m simply pointing out that we have another option to make faster progress.