Raquel and Jennifer are joined by Markysha and Jackie to discuss the effect that Alzheimer's has had on Jennifer's, Markysha's and Jackie's mothers. 

https://www.alz.org/

Here are just a few facts about Alzheimer's from www.alz.org:

• More than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s. By 2050, this number is projected to rise to nearly 13 million.
• 1 in 9 people age 65 or older (11.3%) has Alzheimer’s dementia.
• Almost two-thirds of Americans with Alzheimer’s are women.
• Older Black Americans are about twice as likely to have Alzheimer's or other dementias as older Whites.
• Older Hispanics are about 1 ½ times as likely to have Alzheimer’s or other dementias as older Whites.
• In the U.S. Alzheimer’s and dementia deaths have increased 16% during the COVID pandemic.
• 1 in 3 seniors dies with Alzheimer’s or another dementia. It kills more people than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined.
• In 2021, Alzheimer’s and other dementias will cost the nation $355 billion. By 2050, these costs could rise as high as $1.1 trillion.
• More than 11 million Americans provide unpaid care for people with Alzheimer’s or other dementias. 
• In 2020, these caregivers provided an estimated 15.3 billion hours of care valued at nearly $257 billion.
• Only 53% of Black Americans trust that a future cure for Alzheimer’s will be shared equally regardless of race, color or ethnicity.
• 3 in 10 hispanics do not believe they will live long enough to develop dementia.
• Between 2000 and 2019, deaths from heart disease have decreased 7.3% while deaths from Alzheimer’s have increased 145%.
• About 1 in 3 caregivers is age 65 or older.
• Approximately ⅔ of caregivers are women; more specifically, over ⅓ of dementia caregivers are daughters.
• Approximately ¼ of dementia caregivers are “sandwich generation” caregivers - meaning that they care not only for an aging parent, but also for children under age 18.
• Of the total lifetime cost of caring for someone with dementia, 70% is borne by families - either through out-of-pocket health and long-term care expenses or from the value of unpaid care.

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