The Alzheimer’s Association estimates there are more than five million Americans

living with Alzheimer’s disease and more than 15 million Alzheimer’s caregivers.

On their behalf, I am counted among 1,200 others across the country that appeal to Congress for action on Alzheimer’s disease.

Four people in my family have died from Alzheimer’s disease. As a result,

advocating for those who currently care for their loved ones and for people living

with the disease is a daily mission.

Alzheimer’s is not only devastating but fatal. Alzheimer’s is the sixth leading cause of

death in the U.S. with no cure or prevention.

We thank U.S. Reprentative Bradley Byrne for meeting with our delegation to

discuss the Alzheimer’s crisis. We are grateful for his support of the Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education Act and for increased funding for research.

Most recently we have asked for his support of the Palliative Care Hospice

Education and Training Act (PCHETA).

It is only through adequate funding and implementing the National

Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease that we will meet its goal of preventing and

effectively treating Alzheimer’s by 2025.

To get involved, contact https://byrne.house.gov/contact and ask for support of PCHETA.

Beth Reinert, Ambassador for the AL/FL Panhandle Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association.