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Petition to the President

Sign the Petition to the President stating that Alzheimer's can't wait.

Currently there are 5.4 million Americans with Alzheimer's disease. 

This number is expected to triple by the year 2050 as the baby boomer population ages. The disease not only affects the diagnosed individual, but also their family and caregivers. 

Alzheimer's disease is going to cost the nation $183 billion in 2012. 

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How can you help make a difference? We encourage you to vocalize that Alzheimer's can't wait by signing this petition to the President asking him to fulfill the promise of the National Alzheimer's Project Act

http://www.alz.org/petition/overview.asp?type=homepage_petition

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