First, I would like to thank you for the wonderful newsletter that I get every day. I live with Vascular Dementia and I would like to comment on the post in today's issue of The Alzheimer's Daily News about patients not getting adequate treatment.
I cannot speak for the citizens of the US, but in Canada the government, both Federal and provincial, are deliberately blind to the up and coming crisis that is most definitely looming on the horizon. It would appear to me that, if it isn't a concern here and now, we
do not wish to deal with it - so they shelve or lose it completely. And mark my words, the day is fast approaching when the issue of Alzheimer's and other age-related diseases will be front and foremost. But by then it will be too big a problem and these critical issues will have to be dealt with in a very sad and horrendous manner.
People will be told, "We cannot afford to look after you, so you must make your own way." Those who do not have the resources to look after themselves will be lost. The planning should have started at least 40 years ago. I honestly believe that even now it is too late.
I need to take Aricept to keep my altogether together and Our provincial Government absolutely refuses to ever put it on the formulary because it is too expensive. The rush has not even started. I dread to think what our world will be like in 10-15 years.
R. Kilburn
British Columbia, Canada
