BALTIMORE — More than 127,000 Marylanders are living with Alzheimer’s and thousands more are caring for someone they love.

“It really is hard because I don’t even feel like this woman is with me now. The woman I visit today, I see glimpses of her,” said Liz Minkin-Friedman, daughter of a woman living with Alzheimer’s.

She keeps photos of her mom close.

Liz Minkin-Friedman

“It is hard for me. I don’t do this often. I don’t let myself miss her because she is still here. Her body is still here,” Liz said.

Liz will be walking in the 2025 Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Baltimore, raising money for research and a cure.

“It really hurts to watch your loved ones suffer. Then halfway through the disease when they are no longer as aware, it really impacts everyone else so much more.”

Her mother l

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