Time is running out to make an even greater impact this year. With the busy holiday season approaching, it will be the end of the year and the end of our Power Our Progress 3X Match before we know it. We need your help to unlock this match and further our vital efforts in Alzheimer's disease and dementia research, advocacy and care and support.
Your Gift Can Go 3X as Far During National Family Caregivers Month.
It feels appropriate that National Family Caregivers Month is also the month of Thanksgiving and the start to the holiday season. At a time when we take a moment to feel gratitude for what we have, thanks should be given to the people who work day in and day out to provide care for those living with Alzheimer's or another dementia.
After 62 years of marriage, Leone and Bill were ready to enjoy their later years together. Unfortunately, any plans they had came to a halt after Bill received a terrifying diagnosis — he was living with Alzheimer's.
Over the next three years, Leone took on the role of dedicated caregiver. While she watched her husband's symptoms progress, she also experienced the demoralizing effects that the disease has on many caregivers. She became so focused on caring for Bill that she withdrew from social activities and her mental health suffered.
Leone McKay and her husband, Col. Bill McKay, whom she lost to Alzheimer's.
Leone's gift will give others facing Alzheimer's the help and hope that she so desperately needed as a caregiver, as well as support research so that one day, there will be a cure.
Millions are Counting on You. Triple Your Impact in the Fight Today.
The statistics are alarming. Right now, 1 in 3 older adults dies with Alzheimer's or another dementia. It's a disease that kills more people than breast cancer and prostate cancer COMBINED. This escalating global public health crisis will only continue to grow, and we must come together now to change the trajectory of this disease.
Our Power Our Progress 3X Match ends in just five days! Please make a gift that can go three times as far toward our mission to lead the way to end Alzheimer's and all other dementia — by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support.
If you are a caregiver, you are not alone. There are nearly 12 million Americans providing unpaid care to people living with Alzheimer's. At the Alzheimer's Association, we know that caregivers need care just like their loved ones do. We are honored to serve them and provide vital resources and support, in addition to our work advancing research. Those resources are only possible because of our supporters.
Your donation will strengthen our efforts to advance Alzheimer's care, support and research. From face-to-face support to online education programs and promising global research initiatives, your gift makes a difference in the lives of all those affected by Alzheimer's and other dementias in your community and across the world. Thank you for your continued support.
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