Every 65 seconds someone in the U.S. develops Alzheimer’s disease. The most expensive disease in America, Alzheimer’s is also the sixth-leading cause of death in our country. There are more than 5 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease, including 110,000 Washingtonians.
Since 2010, Congress has quadrupled funding for Alzheimer’s research. This influx of funding — and the commitment of Sens. Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is accelerating progress toward new discoveries and giving hope for the future.
At the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s, people carry flowers representing their connection to Alzheimer’s — a disease that currently has no cure. But what if one day there was a flower for the first survivor of Alzheimer’s? What if there were millions of them? Help make that beautiful day happen by joining us for the world’s largest fundraiser to fight the disease.
We need to find a cure. As board chair of the Alzheimer’s Association Oregon & SW Washington Chapter, I am proudly walking to raise awareness and support this important cause. Join us in Portland, 11 a.m. Aug. 26 at the Rose Quarter Commons or at our new Vancouver event at 10 a.m. Sept. 9 at Esther Short Park. Start or join a team at alz.org/walk.