ALZ Impact Movement

AIM advances and develops policies to overcome Alzheimer's and all other dementia through increased investment in research, enhanced care and improved support.

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You can keep the #alzforum momentum going by asking your members of Congress to pass the bipartisan #ASAPAct, which will allow Medicare to cover routine dementia blood tests. https://t.co/YKdZKUl7eT

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“Your members of Congress heard from you this week. Some of them made commitments. Hold them to it. When you get home, keep the conversation going.” @alzassociation President and CEO @joannepikedrph closes #alzforum.

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“Together, we will continue fighting for better care, better support, more research and, one day, a cure.” #alzforum

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Congratulations to Fatou Ceesay, Darian Dalsen, Jason Hiller and Lauren Ledbury for being recognized with the Alzheimer’s Congressional Team of the Year award. Their advocacy helped protect research funding and secure @RepMarkPocan’s support for the #ASAPAct.

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"This summer isn't just about what you do. It's about who you bring with you...They need a reason — and most of them already have one. And they need a way in — and you are it." Vice President of Advocacy @BethENDALZ charges #ENDALZ advocates with igniting action. #alzforum

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“More research and greater public awareness is the only thing that will save many others from what I’m living with.” We recognize John Chandler as our Emerging Advocate of the Year for sharing his experience living with Alzheimer's and passionately advocating to #ENDALZ.

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“Your story is powerful. Together we can make a change.” Liana encourages others to join the fight to #ENDALZ. Make your voice heard by urging Congress to pass the bipartisan #ASAPAct: https://t.co/YKdZKUl7eT.

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Calvin Hara, Liana Redshaw and Sally Oelschlager Vulich share their experiences as caregivers and the struggles their loved ones faced in getting their dementia diagnosis. #alzforum

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“It would’ve been a game changer.” Sally Oelschlager Vulich, AIM Leadership Society member, on what an earlier diagnosis would’ve meant for her family and her husband’s diagnosis. It’s stories like Sally’s why the bipartisan #ASAPAct is so important.

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“This room refuses to let Alzheimer’s win. Many have thanked me for sharing my story, but I say ‘thank YOU.’...You all are fighting not just for your families, your loved ones. You are fighting for all of us.” – @SenatorAndyKim at #alzforum.

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“You do it so well. It’s some of the best I’ve seen in my time in Washington, D.C.” Alzheimer’s congressional champion @JerryMoran celebrates the work of our #ENDALZ advocates at #alzforum and across the country.

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“If we don’t invest in Alzheimer’s research, we know we won’t get answers. But if we do address it, hopefully, we will.” Thank you @NIHDirector_Jay for standing with the Alzheimer’s and dementia community by supporting critical research funding. #alzforum

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“We’re looking for things that resonate beyond party lines. I’m pleased this is one that remains a bipartisan effort.” @JerryMoran on Congress’ support for historic Alzheimer’s and dementia research funding at the NIH. #alzforum

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“It’s been such an exciting year for Alzheimer’s research. And I’ve had a front row seat to see how decades of investment have paid off.” @NIHDirector_Jay highlights the momentum we’re seeing thanks to Congress’ commitment to the fight to #ENDALZ. #alzforum

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“You represent millions of families across this country who are counting on us to get this right.” @alzassociation president and CEO @joannepikedrph emphasizes the importance of the works #ENDALZ advocates did on Capitol Hill purple yesterday and beyond. #alzforum

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It’s the final day of #alzforum! Advocates turned Capitol Hill purple yesterday to pass the bipartisan #ASAPAct, increase dementia research funding and advance the #AADAPTAct. Today, we recognize impactful #ENDALZ advocates and hear from bipartisan congressional champions.

[Katie Fox @kateValz]

Feeling the feels after a beautiful day on the Hill—I am proud of myself and my fellow advocates for showing up today, and every day of every year, fighting the good fight for those that we love and have lost to Alzheimer’s. We will never stop until we #ENDALZ for good.

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“Thank you — for being here and advocating for the #ASAPAct, for the meetings you had, and for the advocacy you will carry home with you long after this Forum ends.” @alzassociation’s Chief Public Policy Officer @RobertEgge ends #alzforum Day Two by celebrating our advocates.