Alzheimer’s Hero Elias Jimenez challenges himself to a 2-week, 2900 mile rickshaw race through India to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association.
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.
ELIAS JIMENEZ IS AN ALZHEIMER’S HERO.
Elias: I like to challenge myself on adventures, like a two-week, 29-hundred mile rickshaw race through India benefiting the Alzheimer’s Association. But, those challenges are nothing compared to the physical and emotional struggles my father faced with Alzheimer’s and those my mother faced caring for him. On behalf of caregivers around the world, I will continue to lend my energy and time to the fight against Alzheimer’s.
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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