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5 Early Stage Advocates Share Their Stories
Michelle Niedens, Heart of America Chapter education director and 5 individuals with early stage Alzheimer's (L-R Lois Sladkey, Louis Bussjaeger, Ken Roberts, Dick Padula and Fred Marr), shared their stories with more than 200 people at the 2007 Governors Conference on Aging Services, May 2. They spoke of what prompted them to seek a diagnosis, how they have coped, and most importantly, their message of hope, which inspired us all.
Michelle Niedens, Heart of America Chapter education director and 5 individuals with early stage Alzheimer's (L-R Lois Sladkey, Louis Bussjaeger, Ken Roberts, Dick Padula and Fred Marr), shared their stories with more than 200 people at the 2007 Governors Conference on Aging Services, May 2. They spoke of what prompted them to seek a diagnosis, how they have coped, and most importantly, their message of hope, which inspired us all.
Michelle Niedens, Heart of America Chapter education director and 5 individuals with early stage Alzheimer's (L-R Lois Sladkey, Louis Bussjaeger, Ken Roberts, Dick Padula and Fred Marr), shared their stories with more than 200 people at the 2007 Governors Conference on Aging Services, May 2. They spoke of what prompted them to seek a diagnosis, how they have coped, and most importantly, their message of hope, which inspired us all.
Join the Cause
The Alzheimer’s Association - Heart of America Chapter invites you to become an Alzheimer advocate. The efforts of Alzheimer advocates have extended the voices of persons with the disease and their families into legislative awareness throughout Kansas and Missouri and into the offices of every U.S. Senator and Representative. Through committee work, letters, phone calls and legislative visits, staff and volunteers advocate for statutory and regulatory reform and promote new legislative action on issues facing those with Alzheimer's disease and those who are their care partners.
Volunteers are always needed for phone and email-tree communication, to visit with individual legislators on both sides of the state line, and to track bills affecting individuals with Alzheimer's disease and their families.
If you have any interest in becoming an Alzheimer's advocate, please call Michelle Niedens at 913.831.3888 or email her at michelle.niedens@alz.org.
Upcoming Advocacy Events
Advocacy Rally
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Featured Speaker - Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Mosaic in the Power & Light District
1331 Walnut, Kansas City, MO
For more information, call 913.831.3888
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