Couple ‘grateful’ for new Alzheimer’s drug treatment

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The wife of a man who was put on a trial proven to slow the progression of early stage Alzheimer’s says she's 'grateful' that her husband was accepted. David Essam, 78, from Sevenoaks, started developing Alzheimer's about seven years ago.   Report by Ajagbef. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00And we are just so grateful that David was accepted onto the trial.

00:05So, we've had 110 infusions, plus lumbar punctures, MRI scans,

00:11so it's taken our life over for four years,

00:14but we are just so grateful that we were given that chance

00:18and that maybe it will help future generations.

00:21We do believe that, and even if it hasn't,

00:24the fact that you can hold onto some hope, some positive thoughts,

00:29that's important too.

00:31So, David, eight years in Alzheimer's I think is quite a long time,

00:36but there's no pattern, everybody reacts differently.

00:39So, even if it had given us just another six months

00:43of trying to live a normal life,

00:46and we do live as normal a life as possible, don't we?

00:49David can go to London, not on his own,

00:52we go out for meals with our friends,

00:54and we're trying to stay in the real world as long as possible.

00:58And as I say, for anybody with Alzheimer's,

01:01they'll know that that isn't possible.

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