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You may have recently received information in the mail about charitable gift annuities, a unique way to support the Alzheimer’s Association that can provide you with important financial benefits.
Now you can fight Alzheimer’s and other dementias in a flexible way through a charitable gift annuity. Given its simplicity, a charitable gift annuity is often just the right answer for those who want to give during retirement, no matter what your financial situation – as it provides benefits to both the donor and the Association.
When you establish a charitable gift annuity with the Alzheimer’s Association, you enter into a simple contract. In exchange for transferring cash or marketable securities to the Association, we pay you a fixed income for life. A large portion of your income stream can be tax-free, and you’ll receive a charitable deduction for your gift.

For a free consultation and personalized charitable gift annuity proposal, please take a moment to fill out our online form. You can also call us toll-free at 866.233.5148 or email us atplannedgiving@alz.org. We would love to tell you more about how a charitable gift annuity can help you make a lasting legacy in the fight against Alzheimer’s.

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People with dementia may sometimes repeat statements and questions

A person with Alzheimer’s may do or say something over and over — like repeating a word, question or activity — or undo something that has just been finished. In most cases, he or she is probably looking for comfort, security and familiarity. People with dementia who ask questions repeatedly may be trying to express a specific concern, ask for help, or cope with frustration, anxiety or insecurity.
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A person with Alzheimer’s may do or say something over and over — like repeating a word, question or activity — or undo something that has just been finished. In most cases, he or she is probably looking for comfort, security and familiarity.

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Wife-mother walks to make a difference in the fight against Alzheimer’s

Karen Garner is the mother of a 9-year-old son and a 12-year-old daughter. She works full time and is care partner for her husband, Jim, who is living with younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease. She participates in Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s® to help with research funding and programs to assist people going through what she is, and to spread the word and get others involved.
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Why do I Walk to End Alzheimer’s? Good question.

I don’t do it for me.

I walk because I have a husband who has younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease. I walk because my husband’s brother passed away from younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease. I walk because their Mom passed away from younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease —and possibly their Grandmother and Uncle.

My husband is 51. His brother was 52.

I walk because I have two children, a 9-year-old son and a 12-year-old daughter, that I love with all of my heart and soul. I would do anything to keep them from harm and to keep them healthy and happy. What I can’t do is save them from Alzheimer’s — and I can’t save their father from Alzheimer’s.

Here is what I can do: I can work hard now in the hopes and belief that a cure and a treatment will come. Right now, once you receive the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s, there is no way to stop or slow its progression. There is no hope for surviving.  But that could be different for our children.

When I Walk to End Alzheimer’s I am helping with research funding; I am helping with programs to assist others going through this horrific plight, and I am spreading the word and getting others involved.

Any other disease that has gotten huge media coverage (AIDS) or HUGE amounts of funding (CARDIOVASCULAR, POLIO) or affects people of all ages (CANCER), now has a treatment or a cure.  When people come together and form an allegiance against something, change happens.  So, I am asking everyone I know to join me in this fight.

When my children look back, I want them to know that I did everything in my power to release our family from this tragedy. I Walk to End Alzheimer’s because I am a fighter. I am someone that wants to make a difference.

This road, this life, this journey has already been one that I am not sure I can keep travelling. The frustrations, the loneliness, the financial woes, the loss of dreams, the pure exhaustion— sometimes, mentally and physically, it’s too much for this 43-year-old woman. But what keeps me moving forward and working hard to reach our end goal of finding a cure for Alzheimer’s is not only my own children and their children, but ALL of my friends, neighbors, co-workers and fellow humans.

I know there are others that want to help. But they are tired, worn out and just can’t do it. I get it. I understand. When I Walk to End Alzheimer’s, I know there are many others walking with me in spirit. I walk for all of us.

I walk because I can.

I walk because it is the right thing to do.

I walk because I want to end Alzheimer’s.

About the blog author: Karen Garner is a mother of a 9-year-old son and a 12-year-old daughter.  She works full time and is care partner for her husband, Jim, who is living with younger-onset Alzheimer’s. She shares her journey through her blog, Missing Jim.

Learn More

• Join a Walk to End Alzheimer’s
• Younger-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease
• Do a Little Big Thing to End Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias can take a toll on caregivers

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Caregivers for people with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias may feel the need to reach out to others for support, whether it’s help in caring for the individual or just with tasks such as house cleaning and shopping for groceries. But even with assistance, caregiving may be the toughest job most people will ever have. We’re here to help with information and resources.
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Great-grandmother’s Alzheimer’s inspires a possible career as a researcher

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Max Wallack was 6 when his great-grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and 10 when she passed away with the disease. Inspired to devote his life to Alzheimer’s, Wallack is now a junior in college studying neuroscience, and he hopes to attend medical school and continue pursuing Alzheimer’s research.
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