Dawn Wade

(she/her) Com manager for Alzheimer’s Association in Florida. Views & interests represented here are my own. #ENDALZ 💜 #Lucifan 😈

[Dawn Wade @DawnWade42]

@magicnextdoor_ Pretty sure Disney loves these people

[Dawn Wade @DawnWade42]

@HHN365 I hope it’s as entertaining as Nightmare Fuel. And I hope they play Black Parade before it starts.

[Dawn Wade @DawnWade42]

@Skipper_Hoss 😢

[Alzheimer's Association, Central and North Florida @alzcnfl]

If you’re traveling ✈️🚗 over #MemorialDay weekend with someone who is living with dementia, planning ahead can help reduce stress and support a safer, more comfortable experience for everyone involved. Explore these travel tips to help prepare: https://t.co/Y0i2ctxoS2

[Dawn Wade @DawnWade42]

@UniversalORL Please resurrect in a new location 😭

[Alzheimer's Association Advocacy Florida @AlzAdvocacyFL]

Thank you to the staff at Rep @MikeHaridopolos office for meeting with @AlzFlorida advocates today. We appreciate your time. Hope you can support critical Alzheimer’s legislation.

[Universal Orlando Resort @UniversalORL]

Our version of "a case of the Mondays" = wishing we were at Port of Entry, ready to start our Islands of Adventure day 🙌

[Dawn Wade @DawnWade42]

@ParkObsession @DuelingParkNews Hoping for passholder previews 😂

[Skipper Hoss (tired Edition) @Skipper_Hoss]

There is an essay needed to be made on how the death of the paper Fastpass in 2013 was the canary in the coal mine to all future "en-cheapening" over the last decade+ including the removal of free cheese sauce in 2015 & how 2020 was used as a scapegoat to enchance this mentality.

[Alzheimer's Association @alzassociation]

Ellie turned flag football into a teen-led fundraiser through Do What You Love to End ALZ, raising nearly $7K and building community for teens impacted by Alzheimer’s.

She didn’t just play flag football — she changed the game. 🏈💜

Read her story: https://t.co/eDWh43tM5Q

[Lizzie Johnson @lizziejohnsonnn]

I was just laid off by The Washington Post in the middle of a warzone. I have no words. I'm devastated.

[ALZ Impact Movement @ALZIMPACT]

#ENDALZ advocates are turning their state capitals purple to advance policies important to the Alzheimer’s and dementia community. Join us in celebrating advocates in Florida, Arizona, Nebraska, Maine, Washington, and New Mexico for using their voices and sharing their stories.

[Alzheimer's Association, Florida Gulf Coast @AlzFLGulf]

CherylAnn didn’t know the signs when her mother, Sandy, developed Alzheimer’s. She wasn’t satisfied when her mother’s doctor wouldn’t perform tests and claimed nothing could be done about Sandy’s condition. That’s why she became an advocate — so Florida families can be educated and prepared if the disease affects them, too.

In a purple dress, CherylAnn arrived at the 2023 Rally in Tally carrying magnets of pictures of her mom, with “Please support HB 299” written in the middle. Her and two other advocates went around speaking with senators, sharing the financial, medical and personal impact of Alzheimer’s and the bill.

“I shared my mom’s story, and I started to cry a little bit,” she said. “I had to pull myself together, so I wiped my tears,” proceeding to tell the senator about what prompted her mother’s stay in memory care: when she went missing for five hours after a sheriff’s deputy jumpstarted her car for her.

“The senator looked at me and said, ‘Does this bill need a co-sponsor?’”

HB 299, which focused on dementia education and training, was approved in June 2023, but CherylAnn’s journey as an advocate is far from over. As she prepares for this year’s Rally in Tally, she feels especially passionate about what she’s advocating for this year — awareness. The proposed bill, HB 513/SB 578, would create Florida’s first ever public awareness campaign for Alzheimer’s disease.

“It’s important to know signs and symptoms and know it’s more than memory loss or repeating the same story five times,” she said. “People need to be more aware of what can slow it, how it affects them and how to fight against it.”

“It’s not as difficult or frightening as it may seem when you first start,” she added. “You ease in, and at the end, you wish you didn’t have to go home because there’s so much more to be done.”

While our advocates are in Tallahassee Jan. 26-27, you can receive updates and action alerts by visiting our Flowpage and signing up for the Advocacy Weekly Newsletter at https://t.co/YTLctgjGIC.

[Dawn Wade @DawnWade42]

@JeffOPolka @WDWNT I’d argue it’s already rough so this is really going to suck. I guess at least it’s the slower season.

[Dawn Wade @DawnWade42]

@netflix Don’t f it up

[Alzheimer's Association @alzassociation]

Tomorrow is #GivingTuesday, and YOU can make three times the difference for families facing Alzheimer’s and other dementia. 💜

Every gift you make during our #GivingTuesday 3X Matching Gift Challenge will triple in impact — helping us protect progress, provide 24/7 care and support and accelerate critical research. https://t.co/nM7JtObG02 #ENDALZ

[Drew Smith @DrewDisneyDude]

Elaine Hendrix and Alan Bersten deliver one of the most powerful dances that I’ve ever seen on Dancing with the Stars. 👏

#DWTS #DWTS34 #WickedNight

[Dawn Wade @DawnWade42]

@AnthonyReports

[Dawn Wade @DawnWade42]

@DoctorWhoPN But why only 1200? 😭