Shriver honored with Lifetime Achievement Award at National Alzheimer's Dinner

Having trouble viewing this message? You may view it as a web page. You may also view e-news archives. To prevent mailbox filters from deleting your Alzheimer's Association email communications, please add alzheimers_enews@alz.org to your address book. March 29, 2017 Forward this email >> 24/7 Helpline: 800.272.3900 Shriver honored with Lifetime Achievement Award at National Alzheimer’s Dinner Renowned journalist Maria Shriver received the Alzheimer’s Association Lifetime Achievement Award at the National Alzheimer’s Dinner, part of the 2017 Alzheimer’s Association Advocacy Forum. The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes an individual who has enthusiastically dedicated themself to raising awareness of the fight to end Alzheimer’s disease and to increasing support for the millions of families affected. MSNBC’s Lui finds the joy among the difficulties of Alzheimer’s caregiving In front of a record-breaking crowd of 1,300 at the 2017 Alzheimer’s Association Advocacy Forum keynote session, MSNBC anchor and Association Celebrity Champion Richard Lui shared his personal experience as an Alzheimer’s caregiver and interviewed two advocates impacted by the disease. Lui travels coast to coast weekly to assist his 83-year-old mother in caring for his father, also 83, who is living with Alzheimer’s. Online Tools Alzheimer's Navigator Caregiver Stress Check ALZConnected Your Local Community Greater Iowa Chapter     Educational workshops and conferences taking place throughout Iowa Learning someone you care about has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or another dementia, or if you have been diagnosed, can be life changing. Coming to terms with the diagnosis requires time. Immediate reactions of denial and fear are common, but once you are ready, becoming educated about the disease is what comes next. Spring/summer conferences and workshops are taking place across Iowa in: Des Moines (4/18), Davenport (5/3), Council Bluffs (6/6) and Sioux City (6/22). Hill Day is about action and honor for Alzheimer’s advocates Thirteen hundred Alzheimer’s advocates washed Capitol Hill in purple on March 29, sharing their personal experiences with the disease and speaking up for increased research funding and improved access to care and support. During the Advocacy Forum’s Hill Day, advocates from all 50 states met with elected officials to urge them to make Alzheimer’s a national priority. Your donations and support make a difference. More Resources:  Stages of Alzheimer's  |  Behaviors  |  Coping Strategies  |  Care Training The Alzheimer's Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer's care, support and research. Our mission is to eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health. Alzheimer's Association National Office 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601 © 2017 Alzheimer's Association. All rights reserved. www.alz.org | 800.272.3900 To change your email preferences click here.