Twenty-nine-year-old woman navigates aunt’s Alzheimer’s disease experience
Tiffany Stanley became an Alzheimer’s disease caregiver the week of her 29th birthday, making her one of the more than 15 million unpaid dementia caregivers in the United States. She says she didn’t know what she was doing but quickly had to learn in order to take care of her Aunt Jackie, who was in the late stages of Alzheimer’s.
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Reserve your Alzheimer’s awareness license plate
Share your support of the Alzheimer’s Association. Sign up for a specialty Alzheimer’s Awareness license plate, which will not only raise the profile of this critical cause, but generate funds and mobilize our leaders in government and citizens to prioritize Alzheimer’s. The Greater Illinois Chapter needs 1,500 reservations to begin production of the Illinois plates. Please reserve your plate today.
As you know, Illinois is experiencing a severe fiscal crisis, leading the Alzheimer’s Association to focus our public policy efforts on raising awareness. Vehicles outfitted with specialty Alzheimer’s Awareness license plates will have a tremendous impact – raising funds as well as the profile of this critical cause and, in turn, mobilizing our leaders in government and citizens to prioritize Alzheimer’s.
Our mission of a World Without Alzheimer’s® is a step closer to reality with each policy success we achieve – and Alzheimer’s Awareness license plates are an excellent example of that progress.
Please sign up today to reserve your Alzheimer’s license plate
We need 1,500 reservations to begin production of the plates, and we know that with the support of amazing advocates like you, we will reach that marker quickly.
The Alzheimer’s Association is very thankful to the Illinois legislature for their overwhelming support of this legislation, as well as the countless advocates whose determination helped make this awareness measure a great success.
Details about the new legislation
House Bill 2822 was signed into law on August 9, creating the Alzheimer’s Awareness Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Those who apply for a specialty plate will pay a fee of $25 for original issuance of the plates. Funds generated by orders of the license plates aid the Alzheimer’s Association Illinois Chapter Network in its mission to provide Alzheimer’s care, support, education and awareness programs.
Those paying by check should make it payable to the Secretary of State and enter $10 next to Amount Enclosed on the Secretary of State License Plate Reservation Form. If paying with a credit card, the Amount Enclosed should read $11.
Please send the Secretary of State License Plate Reservation Form and check OR credit card form to the Alzheimer’s Association, c/o Jen Belkov, 8430 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60631.
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Enter for a chance to be Seth Rogen’s date to Hilarity for Charity – Alzheimer’s Association.
Lauren Miller Rogen and Seth Rogen continue to use hope and humor to raise funds and awareness of Alzheimer’s disease among millennials with their Hilarity for Charity variety show. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Sarah Silverman, Craig Robinson and the Nasty Delicious, Bill Burr, Mayer Hawthorne and Kumail Nanjiani are set to perform at the prom-themed Hilarity for Charity in Los Angeles on Oct. 17. You can enter for a chance to be Seth’s date to the event. Hilarity for Charity was established in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association.
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Alzheimer’s Association presents free audio conference on considering professional care
Tuesday, October 14 from noon to 1 p.m. on
How to Find Dignity and Choice When Considering Professional Care
Presenter: Tami Wacker, Operations Manager and Regional Ombudsman, East Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging.
Making the decision to accept outside help is never an easy one, and people are often surprised to learn of the many care options that are available. Join us as we discuss the various levels of care that can be brought into the home or found in the community. You will also learn strategies to make informed decisions about care and how to build realistic expectations.
Audio conferences are held the second Tuesday of every month. Click here to register or call 309.662.8392. Once signed up, registrants will receive information and directions for the call.
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Educational programs near you – The Greater Illinois Chapter
The Greater Illinois Chapter offers community and family education programs throughout the year. These programs are geared for family members, diagnosed individuals, and interested members of the community. Many of these programs are free of charge, but some conferences and workshops do have a registration fee attached to them. Register today!
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