The Rotary Club of Naperville –Downtown again will launch a campaign to help grow awareness for Alzheimer’s disease and progressive dementia.
Here’s why: Alzheimer’s disease (AD), is the most common form of dementia.
Currently, no cure has been discovered for the disease, which worsens as it progresses, and eventually leads to death.
First described by German psychiatrist and neuropathologist Alois Alzheimer in 1906, the devastating disease was named after him.
Usually thought to be an “older age-related disease,” diagnosed most often in individuals over 65 years of age, some Alzheimer’s can occur much earlier.
According the fact sheet at www.alz.org, Alzheimer’s is the sixth-leading cause of death in the U.S. AD is also the only cause of death among the top 10 in the U.S. that cannot be prevented, cured or even slowed.
Mindful that June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, fellow Rotarians in the Rotary Club of Naperville / Downtown generously supported the project to help begin the discussion in May. Thanks to the assistance of Carol Massat and Becca Massat at The Growing Place, planters of blue forget-me-nots will be set around town.
Remember. Tiny forget-me-nots are big reminders that during the month of June, individuals worldwide are asked to take the Purple Pledge. Be informed. Use your brains to fight Alzheimer’s disease and progressive dementia!
If interested in a planter for $50 that will be delivered to your Naperville business, contact Pat Benton at pat.benton@gmail.com.
