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snowybirdie

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6. Our family is Living with

Reply to Rocknation (Original post)

Sat Nov 29, 2025, 06:58 AM

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this decision of a loved one taking these new drugs or not. We choose not to. The rate of improvement is less than 30%. If he's taking them, they won't help much and the multiple MRIs make these drugs not really worth it, especially for a 79 year old.

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