Neurologist struggles with mom's Alzheimer's diagnosis
A nurse holds the hands of a person suffering from Alzheimer's disease. (Sebastien Bozon/AFP via Getty Images)
Dr. Adeline Goss is grappling with the best way to treat her mother’s Alzheimer’s disease. New drugs offer some hope of slowing the disease’s progression, but they come with potentially serious side effects, cost a lot of money and don’t offer a cure.
Goss is a neuro-hospitalist and associate chief of neurology at Highland Hospital in Oakland, Calif. She speaks with Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd about her recent essay in the Boston Globe.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
