Jun 12 2024 42 mins
In this episode of Rebuilding My Health Radio, I’m bringing you one of the most important interviews and stories I’ve ever had the honor of capturing.
In the episode, I interview Francis McNear, or Frank, who was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s 12 years ago, at the age of 62. The average life expectancy for someone diagnosed is typically about a decade and it’s a frightening decline.
And yet… 12 years after his diagnosis, Frank and I had an intelligent conversation about his journey back from Alzheimer's. Frank went on to write his story and title the book, Defeating Dementia.
That would not have been possible if he had not overhead a conversation years ago – while having lunch – about a promising approach to cognitive decline that was uncovered by the neurologist Dr. Dale Bredesen. At the time, 9 out of 10 of the participants in a small study had seen improvements in their dementia.
Now, hundreds are finding help with a precision medicine approach.
This is compared to over 400 failed clinical trials for Alzheimer’s drugs.
In our conversation, Frank candidly shares…
- What it was like to begin losing his cognition and the fallout in his business and relationships
- His struggle to come to terms with what was happening
- How he got a diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer’s
- How he found an alternative Alzheimer’s treatment
- What the approach looked like for him and the impact on his cognitive abilities
- And finally, what his life is like today
He’s living a vibrant life and has written several books since his diagnosis. And he’s thrilled to have become a grandfather for the first time and able to really enjoy his granddaughter.
My hope is that Frank’s story gives you hope and inspiration and a new understanding of what’s possible. Frank is by no means the only one experiencing life-changing results with a precision medicine approach to dementia.
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Resources mentioned:
Defeating Dementia: My Story of Recovery from Alzheimer’s by Francis C. McNear: https://amzn.to/4bWxW9F
The End of Alzheimer’s: The First Program to Prevent and Reverse Cognitive Decline by Dr. Dale Bredesen: https://amzn.to/3VEAAez
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