Alzheimer’s Hero Mark Baumgart helped raise money in honor of his mother who lived with Alzheimer’s.
VO: MORE THAN 35-MILLION PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD ARE LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER’S AND MILLIONS MORE SHARE THEIR TIME, ENERGY AND LOVE AS CAREGIVERS.
THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION IS HONORING THESE EVERYDAY HEROES THROUGHOUT SEPTEMBER TO COMMEMORATE WORLD ALZHEIMER’S MONTH.
MARK BAUMGART AND HIS FAMILY ARE ALZHEIMER’S HEROES.
Mark: My mother lived with Alzheimer’s for 12 years before she died in 2006. That next year, my six siblings, my dad, my nieces and my nephews held the first Alzheimer’s Motorcycle Run in our hometown of Freedom, Wisconsin – in honor of mom. This year, we had one-hundred fifty riders join us, including the families of Carl Greiner and Florus Weyenberg, who rode in honor of their loved ones.
VO: ALZHEIMER’S IS THE SIXTH LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE ONLY CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG THE TOP 10 WITHOUT A WAY TO PREVENT, CURE OR EVEN SLOW ITS PROGRESSION. PLEASE JOIN THE FIGHT BY VISITING ALZ.ORG BACKSLASH W-A-M FOR IDEAS ON HOW YOU CAN DECLARE THE – “END OF ALZHEIMER’S STARTS WITH ME.”
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