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Exploring Alzheimer’s Treatments with Dr. Zahydie Burgos Ribot

Exploring Alzheimer’s Treatments with Dr. Zahydie Burgos Ribot

Season 7 Episode 184 Published 2 years, 3 months ago
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Dr. Zahydie L. Burgos Ribot cares for her husband, Francisco, also known as Paco, who is living with Young Onset Familial Alzheimer's Disease.


In this episode, Zahydie and Paco share their caregiving journey. They talk about how they took time to understand and cope with Paco's diagnosis and process their feelings of grief before telling others. They also discuss Paco's treatment, including E2814 therapy and Leqembi medication, which help slow down Paco’s Alzheimer’s. And they talk about how they focus on living each day with intention and are enjoying crossing off things from their bucket list.


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