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>> WELCOME TO "NORFOLK PERSPECTIVES" I AM BOB BATCHER.
GINO COLOMBARA, HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> VERY WELL, THANKS. >> PRESIDENT AND CEO OF
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION. I HAVE TO COVER REAL QUICK,
BLACK TIE BOWLING? >> A GREAT EVENT.
BLACK TIE INSPIRED CLOTHING FROM THE WAIST UP AND ALL THE
PROCEEDS BENEFIT ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION TO PUT AN END TO
THIS DISEASE. >> MARCH 29TH AT AMF CHESAPEAKE
BAY. >> GIVE ME A MOMENT.
I AM TRYING TO GET A MENTAL PICTURE, GINO, WHEN I THINK OF
ALZHEIMER'S, I THINK OF PEOPLE YOUR AGE AND MY AGE.
YOU ARE TELLING ME YOUNG PEOPLE FOR ALZHEIMER'S?
>> MANY INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES WHO ARE IN LATE 40S, EARLY 50S, HAVE
YOUNG CHILDREN. THAT MAKES IT MORE CHALLENGING
OF AN ISSUE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY UNIT.
THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE IN THE DISEASE, 1-9, 65 AND OLD AND
1-3, 45 AND OLDER. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A
MATHEMATICIAN, FIVE MILLION AMERICANS WITH THE DISEASE GO UP
TO 16 MILLION BY THE END OF THE CENTURY.
ONE OF THE TOP TEN CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES.
WE DON'T HAVE A WAY TO PREVENT IT OR TREAT IT AND DON'T KNOW
WHAT CAUSES IT. >> MY MOTHER-IN-LAW PASSED AWAY,
NOT REALLY OF ALZHEIMER'S. SHE WAS SCARED TO DEATH OF THE
DEMONS, SHE CODED, SHE HAD A HEART ATTACK, IS THAT COMMON?
>> PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA, THAT IS AN UMBRELLA
TERM. VARIOUS TYPES OF DEMENTIAS,
ALZHEIMER'S IS THE MOST PREVALENT FORM.
PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER'S OR SOME TYPE OF SERIOUS COGNITIVE
IMPAIRMENT HAVE DELUSIONS, DEPRESSED AND AGGRESSIVE.
SOME BECOME DOCILE AND HAPPY. IT IS A VERY INDIVIDUAL TYPE
DISEASE. THERE IS A COMMON THREAT.
>> LOOKING AT OUR HOUSE, MARIE WAS MARIE, IT SEEMED LIKE A
NATURAL PROGRESSION AND HAD MINI- STROKES.
>> THAT BRINGS ON THE PROCESS, UNFORTUNATELY IT IS A FATAL
DISEASE, PEOPLE CAN LIVE WITH IT 8-20 YEARS.
IT CAN BE A SLOW JOURNEY. IT AFFECTS THE ENTIRE FAMILY
UNIT. IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD THE
DISCUSSIONS IN TERMS OF WHAT YOU WANT, IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR
THE FAMILY. >> TELL ME ABOUT THE PATIENT.
WHAT IS THE PATIENT GOING THROUGH?
WHEN WE THINK OF CANCER, THERE IS CHEMOTHERAPY AND TREATMENT.
>> NO. 1, VERY FEARFUL. THEY DON'T WANT THE DIAGNOSIS OF
THE A WORD. >> IT IS SCARY.
>> IT IS VERY SCARY. THERE ARE WARNING SIGNS, IT IS
NOT JUST MEMORY LOSS, IT IS LOSS OF FUNCTIONALITY.
IT DISRUPTS DAILY ACTIVITIES OF LIFE.
YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU GET EVALUATED AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
THE TREATMENTS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE THAT DEAL WITH THE
SYMPTOMS. THEY ARE NOT THE CURE ALL.
AT LEAST THEY CAN PUT YOU ON A PLATEAU FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.
YOU CAN GET INVOLVED IN THE PLANNING PROCESS AND HAVE THE
DISCUSSION. EARLY DIAGNOSIS, EARLY LINKAGE
TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES IS IMPORTANT.
>> I FORGET THE PHONE NUMBER? >> 800-272-3100.
NATIONWIDE PHONE NUMBER. YOU GET CONNECTED WITH A LOCAL
CHAPTER NEAREST YOU. ALL OUR FAMILY SERVICES ARE
FREE. THAT IS WHY OUR BLACK TIE
BOWLING EVENT CALLED YA. >> YA?
I LOVE IT. >> THEY ARE A GREAT GROUP, 21-45
YEARS OLD OUT THERE ADVOCATING, INCREASING AWARENESS AND RAISING
FUNDS IN A FUN MANNER TO PUT AN END TO THIS DISEASE AS WELL AS
SUSTAIN LOCAL PROGRAMS. >> WHERE IS THE EVENT?
>> AMF CHESAPEAKE LANES IN CHESAPEAKE ACROSS FROM REGIONAL
HOSPITAL, MARCH 29TH. ALZ.ORG/SEVA.
LINK TO BLACK TIE BOWLING, $55 TO REGISTER.
UNLIMITED BOWLING, PIZZA, ONE DRINK TICKET AND PRIZES.
A LOT OF FUN. >> DO YOU HAVE TO KNOW HOW TO
BOWL? >> NO.
[LAUGHTER]. >> WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO WEAR
THIS YEAR? >> THIS YEAR I AM GOING TO HAVE
MY NORMAL BLACK TUX FROM THE WAIST UP AND SHORTS AND WHITE
SOCKS AND SNEAKERS. >> THANK YOU AND THANKS FOR
BRINGING AWARENESS. WE NEED TO EMBRACE IT AS A
FAMILY AND AS A COMMUNITY. >> A LOT OF FREE SERVICES THAT
CAN HELP NAVIGATE THE DISEASE. CALL THE 800 NUMBER.
>> SHORTS AND TUX.