Walk to End Alzheimer’s brings renewed urgency to Wilmington Saturday

As medical advances help more Americans survive cancer and heart disease, Delaware Alzheimer’s advocates call for greater attention to a disease that remains incurable.

By George D. Rotsch, Delaware LIVE News

WILMINGTON, Del. — As medical advances help more Americans survive cancer and heart disease, another major health challenge continues to confront families across Delaware: Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive and ultimately fatal illness for which there is still no cure.

That growing concern will bring families, caregivers, volunteers and supporters together Saturday, Oct. 31, for Wilmington’s annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s at Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park…

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