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10 million people are caring for a person
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| A personal connection to the disease is what weaves together these individuals and is what drives them to fight Alzheimer's. Listen to some of our Alzheimer's Association Champions share their personal experiences and why they got involved with our cause. | |
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Video: Behind the scenes at the Champions photo shoot |
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Champion celebrities, such as David Hyde Pierce, Dick Van Dyke, Victor Garber and Olympia Dukakis, embraced our awareness campaign by wearing our signature MOVE, OPEN and VOICE T-shirts. Many also shared how Alzheimer's disease touched their lives.
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Marshall and Elizabeth (Running time 4:29) "My mother did not look like Alzheimer's disease." View video >> |
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Christine (Running time 3:17) "You wouldn't want this to happen to your family." View video >> |
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Larry (Running time 1:31) "We have the ability to give back to society. We have the responsibility to do that." View video >> |
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Cathy (Running time 2:55) "The most important thing is to let people know that they are not alone in this fight." View video >> |
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Michael (Running time 3:33) "The disease took a relentless presence in our lives." View video >> |
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Joanne (Running time 3:34) "My passion began when my mother-in-law was diagnosed with Alzheimer's." View video >> |
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"my name is lisa" (Running time 6:27) "my name is lisa" has won best short film award on YouTube. This powerful fictional film depicts a 13-year-old girl dealing with her mother's Alzheimer's. View video >> |
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"I'm better able to say to people that I have Alzheimer's." (Running time 1:24) View video >> |
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"We had a lot of friends. We don't see them very much anymore." (Running time :24) View video >> |
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"A challenge for me is that I'm lonely." (Running time :50) View video >> |
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"She leaned over to me and said, 'You know, I've got Alzheimer's.' And I said, 'I do too.' That's how we can combat stereotypes." (Running time 0:49) View video >> |
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"There are things I can't do, but they don't matter anymore." (Running time 1:49) View video >> |
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"I got Alzheimer's. So the question is, what do you do about it?" (Running time 1:18) View video >> |
| Celebrity Champions | ||
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Jack Ford and Kate Mulgrew "If we don't work as a collective now, I think it will be one of
those unforeseeable, unspeakable pandemics." |
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Peter Gallagher and Vivica A. Fox "You never know when this may affect your family." |
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Victor Garber and Shelley Fabares "The people we are trying to help cannot speak for themselves any
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Bob Goen "Unless people are aware of it, then the dollars don't come in, and the spotlight is not on it, then nothing happens." View video >> |
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David Hyde Pierce "I lost my grandfather and dad to the disease. The Association helped me deal with the loss and makes me feel this is a battle we can still win." View video >> |
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