Hi @leeandpat Interesting idea. I can only say from my wife's experience that her dementia-like symptoms came from the cancer destroying her brain and not the many meds she was on -- and she was on a bunch, but there was no mistaking the damage done to her was a result of the cancer's destructive properties.

On the other hand my MIL never took more than an aspirin and developed dementia.

Hopefully medical science will continue to work to find the reason or reasons behind this terrible disease.

Cancer treatment meds kill bad cells but can also kill some good cells. Depression meds are not helpful for some people and are not the whole treatment for depression because they don't address the cause of depression. My doctor prescribes medicine which makes me so sleepy I can't function so I don't take it during the day. He says he has no other options. That leaves me on my own for treatment. Finding a doctor at my age is a problem in my area, so I am becoming my own doctor by reading and hoping for the best. I can get an orthopedic doctor for broken bones and for physical therapy. We can support each other. It is a journey to knowledge. Dorisena