Bti Center for the performing Arts
Alice Watkins- NC Alzheimer's Association/Eastern Chapter
John Tesh- Bti Center for the performing Arts
RBC Center - On the bill with Hootie and the Blowfish
STAMP TO PUBLICIZE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
The Eastern North Carolina chapter of the Alzheimer's Association and the U.S. Postal Service presented an Alzheimer's Awareness stamp at an unveiling ceremony at the north end of Bicentennial Mall, across from the Legislative Building in Raleigh on October 17, 2008.
The Postal Service and the Alzheimer's Association are using the introduction of the new stamp to publicize Alzheimer's, now the sixth-leading cause of death in America. According to the Alzheimer's Association, more than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's, including 150,000 in North Carolina, and that number is expected to quadruple by 2025. Every 71 seconds, someone in the U.S. develops Alzheimer's disease. By mid-century, someone will develop the disease every 33 seconds.
RELEASED TO THE ANGELS
A Caregiver's Journey
In March of 2008 I had the pleasure of performing "The Long Goodbye" and "You Were Grand" at the Candlelight Vigil in Washington, D.C., for the Alzheimer's Association Public Policy Forum. While there, I met a most amazing woman. The story of her journey really touched me and now she has published a book "Released to the ANGELS" A Caregiver's Journey. I am honored that she has included "The Long Goodbye" on her website. Click the cover below to check it out.
