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Hello Everyone,
**In order to carry out our mission: “Fend off dementia,” we have given a donation to the Alzheimer’s Association.
**2019 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures by the Alzheimer’s Association:
* “Alzheimer’s Disease is the 6th leading cause of death in the U.S.
* 5.8 Million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s. By 2050, this number is projected to rise to nearly 14 Million.
* More than 16 million Americans provide unpaid care for people with Alzheimer’s or other dementias.
* These caregivers provided an estimated 18.5 Billion hours valued at nearly $234 Billion.
* In 2019, Alzheimer’s and other dementia will cost the nation $290 Billion. By 2050, these costs could rise as high as $1.1 Trillion.
* 82% of seniors say it’s important to have their thinking or memory checked. But only 16% say they receive regular cognitive assessments.
* Every 65 seconds someone in the United States develops the disease.
* Between 2000 and 2017 deaths from heart disease have decreased by 9%, while deaths from Alzheimer’s disease have increased by 145%.
* One in three seniors dies with Alzheimer’s or another dementia. It kills more than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined.”
**Life is filled with tests.
Every hurdle is a test of your strength.
Every failure is a test of your determination.
Every prayer is the test of your faith in God. Sushil
Prayers for USA. May the soul of George Floyd rest in peace.
Sushil (Sue) Hennessy, June, 2020
Random Acts of Kindness
You don’t need money, just a little time to give mental support and be kind to all. Check on the elderly, bring their Newspaper to their door in bad weather, say hello to your neighbors when you see them, wish them happy holidays and birthdays etc. Call your parents, grandparents, sisters, brothers, aunts and uncles; talk to them to make sure they are not lonely. Thank the soldiers when you see them for keeping us safe; thank priests, police officers, teachers, health care workers, food suppliers, postal workers, newspaper persons, trash collectors for their services. Write notes to a lonely and unknown person and make his or her day. Thanks to all those heroes who are sacrificing their lives to help others during this Pandemic. You all are Angels.
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