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ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE IS THE 6TH LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES
IN 2020, ALZHEIMER'S AND OTHER DEMENTIAS COST THE NATION $241 BILLION. BY 2050, THESE COSTS COULD RISE AS HIGH AS $1.1 TRILLION
50% OF PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS BELIEVE THAT THE MEDICAL PROFESSION IS NOT READY FOR THE GROWING NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER'S OR OTHER DEMENTIAS
APPROXIMATELY ONE-QUARTER OF DEMENTIA CAREGIVERS ARE "SANDWICH GENERATION" CAREGIVERS -- MEANING THAT THEY CARE NOT ONLY FOR AN AGING PARENT, BUT ALSO FOR CHILDREN UNDER AGE 18
ACCORDING TO THE CDC, BETWEEN 1999 AND 2019, DEATHS FROM HEART DISEASE HAVE BEEN STEADILY DECREASING WHILE DEATHS FROM ALZHEIMER'S HAVE BEEN INCREASING RAPIDLY
MORE THAN 5 MILLION AMERICANS ARE LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER'S. BY 2050, THIS NUMBER IS PROJECTED TO RISE TO NEARLY 14 MILLION
1 IN 3 SENIORS DIES WITH ALZHEIMER'S OR ANOTHER DEMENTIA. IT KILLS MORE THAN BREAST CANCER AND PROSTATE CANCER COMBINED
"When you are a caregiver, you know that everyday you will touch a life or a life will touch yours."
-Anonymous
"Dementia does not rob someone of their dignity, it's our reaction to them that does."
"Dementia does not rob someone of their dignity, it's our reaction to them that does."
-Teepa Snow
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