Recent statistics have shown the growing prevalence of Alzheimer's disease in society today.This incurable, degenerative and terminal illness is the most common form of dementia. Here are a only a few of the many discouraging stats and symptoms associated with this disease:

• Every 70 seconds, someone develops Alzheimer's
• It is the sixth leading cause of death
• An estimated 5.3 million people in the United States are living with Alzheimer's (i.e., memory problems, thinking and concentration issues severe enough to affect work, hobbies or social life)
• Alzheimer's and dementia triple healthcare costs for Americans ages 65 and older.
• The costs of Alzheimer's and other dementia's amounts to more than $148 billion each year to Medicare, Medicaid and businesses.

For more information and for ways you can help, please contact, www.alz.org.