Samuel L. Jackson talks about family’s struggle with Alzheimer’s disease

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August 20, 2014
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Samuel L. Jackson shares family’s struggle with Alzheimer’s disease
Actor Samuel L. Jackson has every reason to take Alzheimer's personally: His mother, a grandfather, an uncle and an aunt had Alzheimer’s. In 2012, Jackson decided to get involved with the Alzheimer’s disease cause, partnering with the Alzheimer’s Association to raise awareness and coming up with creative ideas to raise money. He recently spent time with Harry Johns, Alzheimer’s Association president and CEO, and Maria Carrillo, vice president of medical and scientific relations, during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.

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Cooking helps one family face mother’s Alzheimer’s
When Miriam Green’s mother, Naomi, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2010, her father, Jack, began cooking for the first time in his life. Though they were losing their beloved mother and wife, the father and daughter found balance and laughter while facing the disease.
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Journalist chronicles his Alzheimer’s disease battle
No one is prepared to receive a diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer’s, but when journalist Greg O’Brien learned he had the disease at age 59, he was more prepared than most. He began taking notes and chronicling the daily challenges he faces living with Alzheimer’s.
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