FOURTEENHONEY SAW A NOTICEABLE IMPROVEMENT in Leonard after only a few days on his new medication. He wasn’t repeating himself as often and his conversational focus seemed to improve. Leonard spent nearly an hour a day with Dr. Laughlin and he was able to share with Honey most of what transpired during his meetings with the physician.
The doctor met with both Honey and Leonard to share his diagnosis that Leonard had Alzheimer’s disease. “I know you already know,” Dr. Laughlin said. “I just don’t want to give you false hope. This drug I’ve prescribed for Leonard is not a cure. In fact, I’ve got to swear you to secrecy because it’s not even approved at this point. It has only showed signs of slowing the progression of the disease in its early stages.”
“I know there’s no cure,” Leonard said
