Editor,

Last month, I was honored to be one of 14 Hoosier advocates who traveled to Washington, D.C., for the Alzheimer’s Impact Movement Advocacy Forum.

In 2020, I lost my mother to Alzheimer’s, which is often called the long goodbye. For 12 years, I watched her decline from my loving mother to ultimately becoming bedridden and unable to speak. I will never forget that heartbreaking moment when I realized that she had no idea who I was.

I joined more than 1,000 of my fellow advocates in turning Capitol Hill purple in her honor and all those impacted by the devastation of Alzheimer’s. I had the opportunity to meet with several Indiana members of Congress to discuss the prioritization of Alzheimer’s policies, including the critical importance of funding Alzheimer’s and dementia research.

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