Jean McNeill, 56, used to love to read books but now she can barely get through a simple newsletter.  

She is gradually losing her short-term memory.  

Jean has multiple sclerosis, a disease that attacks her central nervous system.  

Drugs have stopped seizures, but there is no drug to combat memory loss.  

Her doctor is now trying an Alzheimer’s drug called Donepezil. A study shows a boost in memory in 14% of patients.

“The kinds of improvements that were experienced were pretty significant for not all the people, but a sizeable number,” said Lauren Krupp, M.D. at Stony Brook University.

Donepezil is already FDA approved for Alzheimer’s disease.  

Jean will continue the study and hopes her memory will bounce back to where it was before she became ill.

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