News from AFA Teens Chapters From holding awareness weeks to musical performances, teens are getting involved. Read all about it.
Creative Contributions Express yourself by submitting poems, essays, song lyrics, artwork, photos, etc. Take a look.
Young Onset Dementia Can someone in their 30's, 40's and 50's have Alzheimer's disease? Learn more.
Quilt to Remember Challenge
AFA is challenging individuals and organizations across America
to contribute panels to the AFA Quilt to Remember and help grow the
collection in order to maximize
attention to the cause.
What's New?
Congratulations to the 2009 Teens for Alzheimer's Awareness College Scholarship
Winner:
Emily Riber Monroe, CT Click here to read essay
1st Runner Up:
Jessica Curran Peterborough, NH
2nd Runner Up:
Courtney Henley
Westbury, NY
*** Thank you to all the 2009 AFA Teens for Alzheimer’s Awareness College Scholarship applicants. Your insightful essays truly portray the profound impact Alzheimer’s disease has on families across America and how something positive can emerge from the heartbreak of this disease—teens who gain powerful lessons about life and love, and a
desire to make a difference
now
and in the future.
Alzheimer's disease is a brain disorder that causes gradual loss of memory,
perception,
language, reasoning and the ability to care for oneself.
Individuals have difficulty remembering, communicating and carrying out
routine tasks; they often are confused and may wander.
It is estimated that
2.4 million to 4.5 million Americans
currently have Alzheimer's disease.
In the advanced stages, individuals typically fail to recognize their family members and are unable to perform daily activities, like bathing, eating and dressing; the disease eventually leads to death.
