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There are now more than 5 million people
in the United States living with Alzheimer’s.
Alzheimer’s can strike people in their
30’s, 40’s and 50’s.
Every 71 seconds, someone develops Alzheimer’s.
By 2050, 959,000 people will be diagnosed with the disease every year.
Today it is the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States.
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(Duke University Medical Center, the University of Michigan, the University
of Iowa, the University of Southern California, and the Rand Corporation
evaluating 865 people from July 2001 through
March 2005) |
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For more information on Alzheimer's Disease, please visit
the Alzheimer's Association website at http://www.alz.org/alzokar/
Coach Broyles' Playbook for Alzheimer's Caregivers
learn more by visiting
http://www.alzheimersplaybook.com/
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