World Alzheimer’s Day, September 21st of each year, is a day on which
Alzheimer’s organizations around the world concentrate their efforts on
raising awareness about Alzheimer’s and dementia. Alzheimer’s disease is
the most common form of dementia, a group of disorders that impairs
mental functioning.
Every 65 seconds, someone develops Alzheimer’s disease. At current rates,
experts believe the number of Americans living with Alzheimer’s will
quadruple to as many as 16 million by the year 2050.
Alzheimer’s disease is often called a family disease because of the chronic
stress of watching a loved one slowly decline affects everyone. 5.7 million
Americans are living with Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth-
leading cause of death in the United States and the only cause of death
among the top 10 in the United States that cannot be prevented, cured or
even slowed. With the increases in life spans and baby boomers coming of
age, support for Alzheimer’s research is more critical to our families than
ever.
