Alzheimer’s Hero Don Sugg will skydive 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.
DON SUGG WATCHED TWO OF HIS SISTERS AND SEVERAL FRIENDS STRUGGLE WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND OTHER FORMS OF DEMENTIA. ON WORLD ALZHEIMER’S DAY, DON SUGG IS TAKING A BIG LEAP TO RAISE AWARENESS. DON IS AN ALZHEIMER’S HERO.
Don: I can’t stand by and do nothing, so instead I jump out of planes. At 96-years-old, I will skydive on September. Some people are afraid of heights, but we can all do something in 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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