I understand firsthand the impact Alzheimer’s disease has on families across America.

My husband has Alzheimer’s disease and MS. His vision is compromised, a combination of both diseases. He loved reading, watching TV. A brilliantly funny man, that spark is slowly disappearing.

Congressman Joe Courtney is playing an important role in addressing this critical issue.

By increasing funding for Alzheimer’s and dementia research at the National Institutes of Health by $289 million we can start to win this fight. This increase in funding will mean so much to our family, our children, our grandchildren, my husband’s siblings, and their children. Please join me and the Alzheimer’s Association in encouraging him to lead in the fight to end Alzheimer’s by supporting critical funding. It is only through increased research funding that we will discover new ways to treat and eventually prevent Alzheimer’s and other dementias.

As our nation continues its collective focus in 2021 on keeping people safe and healthy, it is time to honor the requests of scientists/researchers for additional funding so they can bring hope and optimism to the millions of American families affected by dementia.

Please help us.

Casey McGannon

Old Saybrook