4 – Alzheimers

ROCKFORD – More than 210,000 Illinoisans have Alzheimer’s disease. This number will rise at drastic rates as the Baby Boomers enter the age of greatest risk of development. In all, more than a half-million people in Illinois are affected by Alzheimer’s disease.

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You could fill a football stadium with the number of Alzheimer’s patients in Oklahoma. About 70,000 Oklahomans suffer from it; by 2025, it is expected that number will rise to 96,000, the Alzheimer’s Association says. On Saturday, the association’s Oklahoma chapter hopes to fill Bricktown with thousands of people bringing ... continue reading