Alzheimer's is the most common cause of dementia, with 60-80% of all dementia diagnoses.
7.2 million Americans, 1 in 9, 65 and older are living with Alzheimer's.
200,000 Americans ages 30-64 are living with early-onset dementia.
4.4 million, or 1 in 5, woman and 2.8 million, or 1 in 10, men are living with Alzheimer's.
By the year 2050, the number of Americans living with Alzheimer’s is estimated to reach 13 Million.
As most of you know, my girlfriend, Krystina and myself took care of mom for 3 1/2 years after Pops passed away. But we are not alone in this fight.
Nearly 12 million Americans provide unpaid care for a family member or friend. Totaling 19.2 billion hours of unpaid care in 2024 at a value of more than $413 billion dollars!
1 in 3 Americans will die with Alzheimer’s & Dementia. It kills more than breast & prostate cancer combined.
People 65 and older survive, on average, 4 to 8 years after diagnosis, with some living as long as 20 years.
This reflects the slow and uncertain progression of this terrible disease.
This is exactly why we are taking part in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s in memory of mom on October 19th. We want to bring more awareness and funds to help end this terrible disease.
To help our team, Nana's Bananas, reach our fundraising goal of $2000,
we will be holding an auction for the month of September.
We will be auctioning off TWO of Pops books, Thin Blue Lines.
Rules for the Auction are as follows:
The auction begins today and will end September 30, 2025.
Opening bid is $10.
All bids must be posted on this blog, with the amount your bidding and your name.
The top 2 bids will be announced on October 1st.
Winners will pay their bids directly to our team page.
Winners will be contacted for their address and the books will be sent out.
We thank you all in advance.
Happy bidding!
If you would like to strictly make a donation you can do so by scanning the QR code
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