I'm helping lead the way to Alzheimer's first survivor by participating in the Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's®. My Mom had ALZ for the last dozen+ years of her life. My husband, Michael, was diagnosed with ALZ a few years ago. The changes from then to now are heartbreaking. He can no longer drive, he is starting to have trouble forming sentences, I have to speak much slower to him, his sense of when and where things in his live occurred is jumbled. I could name so many other sad changes. A bright spot is that he is happy a good bit of the time.
About 1 in 9 people age 65 and older (10.9%) has Alzheimer's. I find this statistic horrifying.
Together, we can end Alzheimer's disease. Please make a donation to advance the care, support and research efforts of the Alzheimer's Association.
Thank you for joining the fight against Alzheimer's!
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