June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month. There are some 6.9 million Americans age 65 and older who are living with Alzheimer’s dementia. It’s a horrible, degenerative disease in which there is no cure. People who have Alzheimer’s are not the people their loved ones once knew. They can become withdrawn, quiet, child-like or completely opposite – loud, stubborn, irritable and even violent in some cases. It takes a lot to care for them. They are adults, but yet their minds are not; they are like toddlers. And I know this from experience. My mom suffers from Alzheimer’s Disease.
Nationwide, there are more than 11 million caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s Disease or other dementias.
But we don’t have to be in this journey alone. I’m happy to say the Alzheimer’s Association is a great resource and are a saving grace for many Alzheimer’s caregivers like me.
Guests:
Christine John-Fuller, VP Communications, Alzheimer’s Association, Western Carolina Chapter
980-498-7737
800-272-3900 (24 hour hotline)
Venitra White-Dean, Volunteer Community Educator for the Alzheimer’s Association; Founder of the Frankie Mae Foundation
Alzheimer’s Walks
Charlotte –
EVENT TITLE: Walk to End Alzheimer’s – Charlotte
WHEN:
Saturday, October 19, 2024
10:00 AM – NOON
WHERE:
Truist Field
324 S. Mint Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
COST: None
PHONE: 800-272-3900
PUBLIC EMAIL: infonc@alz.org
URL: http://act.alz.org/charlotte
Rowan-Cabarrus
EVENT TITLE: Walk to End Alzheimer’s – Rowan-Cabarrus
WHEN:
Saturday, September 21, 2024
10:00 AM – NOON
WHERE:
Atrium Health Ballpark
1 Cannon Baller Way
Kannapolis, NC 28081
COST: None
PHONE: 800-272-3900
PUBLIC EMAIL: infonc@alz.org
URL: http://act.alz.org/RowanCabarrus
Iredell/ Lake Norman
EVENT TITLE: Walk to End Alzheimer’s – Iredell Co. & Lake Norman
WHEN:
Saturday, September 21, 2024
10:00 AM – NOON
WHERE:
Liberty Park
225 E. Iredell Avenue
Mooresville, NC 28115
COST: None
PHONE: 800-272-3900
PUBLIC EMAIL: infonc@alz.org
URL:http://act.alz.org/IredellCoLKN
Gaston/Cleveland/Lincoln
EVENT TITLE: Walk to End Alzheimer’s – Gaston/Cleveland/Lincoln
WHEN:
Saturday, October 5, 2024
10:00 AM – NOON
WHERE:
Rotary Centennial Pavilion
111 N South Street
Gastonia, NC 28052
COST: None
PHONE: 800-272-3900
PUBLIC EMAIL: infonc@alz.org
URL: http://act.alz.org/GastonClevelandLincoln