aronaya,
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- are these preliminary studies with people or animals??
- I know of at least one early study with mice and a protein producing gene that suggest Alzheimer's or an Alzheimer's-like condition might not only be stopped but even produce some cell damage repair
- but this is a long way from any human treatments - likely 7-10 years, minimum
- as for Reiki?? Sorry. I cannot offer any personal experience with this population
- but, to do energy work with someone with Alzheimers that is beyond the very early stages might mean getting proper permission from a family member or other legal guardian - competence to make medical care decisions may be compromised
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- and, if cognition is sufficiently impaired there may be issues of how the potential recipient may interpret the energy experience - one cannot assume that the interpretation will be a "positive" one
- a negative reaction to the energy experience is not out of the realm of possibility and this could be detrimental to the recipient, at least emotionally (even if the person may forget the experience in short order one cannot gage possible cumulative effects)
Reiki All Around,
All Blessings,
Firekeeper
