More funding needed for Alzheimer’s research

The Alzheimer’s Association estimates more than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease and more than 16 million Alzheimer’s caregivers. I have personally been affected by Alzheimer’s disease as several members of my family are diagnosed with the disease. I also am a researcher studying the mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease. As an Alzheimer’s advocate, it is my honor to represent those affected by the disease and those contributing to groundbreaking research in the lab.

We want to offer my thanks to U.S. Rep. Andy Barr for his support for the BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act. With this, we will now be better able to fight this devastating disease as we continue to work toward our vision of a world without Alzheimer’s. Recently, a report also revealed that Alzheimer’s-related costs have soared to $277 billion in the last year. We ask Rep. Barr for continual support of the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) that has been reintroduced in the House (H.R. 647).

We look forward to seeing him continue to prioritize this disease as a public health crisis that we must address.

Lyndsay Young

Alzheimer’s Assoc. 

Alzheimer’s Congressional Team member KY06