David Cassidy moved by support after revealing his dementia diagnosis
Actor and musician David Cassidy said he’s been moved by the outpouring of support he has received since revealing that he’s living with dementia. Cassidy added that he has also received “wonderful recommendations” and outreach from the Alzheimer’s Association and various medical facilities.
Hope on the horizon – Alzheimer’s disease
Reason to Hope is a powerful one-hour fundraising luncheon and program on Alzheimer’s disease. Guests will learn more about our efforts to provide care and support to the many families in need in Illinois, as well as help advance the important field of Alzheimer’s research.
Reason to Hope is a powerful one-hour luncheon designed to educate the community about the Alzheimer’s Association while raising funds to support Alzheimer’s research, programs and services.
Over the past eight years, Reason to Hope has raised over $1.2 million to help provide care and support for Illinois residents, as well as advance the field of Alzheimer’s research. By participating in a Reason to Hope event, you can help make a difference in the lives of the 220,000 people living with Alzheimer’s in Illinois and the estimated 590,000 caregivers.
Thursday, April 6
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Hyatt Lodge at McDonald’s Campus
Honoring Stan Mikita and Family
Thursday, April 20
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
The Glen Club
Honoring the Memory of Jean Chinn
Thursday, April 27
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Hyatt Regency
Alzheimer’s researchers say you can take steps to help protect your brain
Researchers are working to discover ways to not only treat Alzheimer’s but prevent it, including trying to gain a better understanding of the role of amyloid proteins in the development of the disease. Experts say diet, exercise and better sleep, among other steps people can take, may help protect the brain and potentially reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s or another dementia.
Brown: Alzheimer’s deaths rising — and why I take it personally
“All these years after my maternal grandfather first fell ill with the disease, there’s still not much the medical community can offer to those who are afflicted.” Chicago Sun Times columnist Mark Brown shares his viewpoint on the escalating Alzheimer’s mortality rate in Illinois.
Join Alzheimer’s advocates and be heard at the Advocacy Forum
Even if you’re not coming to Washington, D.C., for the 2017 Alzheimer’s Association Advocacy Forum, you can help the more than 1,200 advocates, caregivers and people living with Alzheimer’s that will flood Capitol Hill on March 29 ask Congress for increased Alzheimer’s research funding. Through Thunderclap and our new video tool, advocates unable to attend the Forum can use social media to amplify our message.
These days nearly every member of Congress is using Twitter, Facebook or Instagram on a regular basis. The era of congressional offices sending out press releases as the main way to convey the Member’s message is long gone. Now, both staff and members alike use social media to push information out immediately and interact with their constituents every single day. Because social media has become the main form of communication with most congressional offices, advocates have had to adapt the way they interact with Congress.
I’m proud to announce our newest way to engage with members of Congress, by using personalized videos. Advocates and the general public can visit alzimpact.org/engage and send a short, personalized video message directly to their members of Congress. The Alzheimer’s Impact Movement (AIM) is launching the video platform in conjunction with the 2017 Alzheimer’s Association Advocacy Forum. Advocates can use the tool to urge Congress to increase federal Alzheimer’s research funding and make fighting this disease a national priority. Please take a minute to send a video to your members of Congress and then share with your social networks.
Additionally, the Alzheimer’s Association is urging all of its advocates to help increase the impact of the 2017 Advocacy Forum by joining Thunderclap. More than 1,200 advocates will flood Capitol Hill on March 29 to ask Congress for increased research funding. Thunderclap allows all Alzheimer’s advocates who can’t attend the Forum a way to amplify our unified message through social networks like Twitter and Facebook.
With a new Congress and administration, Alzheimer’s advocates must increase awareness about this devastating disease and educate leaders about the Alzheimer’s crisis and our policy solutions. Please help the Alzheimer’s Association and AIM continue our momentum on Capitol Hill during this year’s Advocacy Forum and sign up for both alzimpact.org/engage and Thunderclap, and then share with your social networks.
About the Author: John Funderburk is the Senior Director of Advocacy for the Alzheimer’s Association and Senior Field Director for the Alzheimer’s Impact Movement (AIM). John oversees the Association’s nationwide grassroots and grasstops federal and state advocacy programs and manages its national issue advocacy campaigns, along with working to build AIM’s membership base.
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