November is National Family Caregivers Month, offering an important reminder to support the 219,000 South Carolina caregivers. Alzheimer’s disease is devastating – not only for the nearly seven million Americans living with the disease, but also for the 11 million Americans providing unpaid care for people with Alzheimer's and other dementias.
I witnessed the stress, countered by the outpouring love my dad and his sisters brought to every moment as they cared for my grandmother with dementia. Working in a nursing home, I saw patients without loved ones by their side, which highlighted the impactful work and compassionate care of family caregivers.
I am urging Congress to support the bipartisan BOLD Reauthorization Act of 2024 that would renew and strengthen our nation's public health response to Alzheimer’s for another five years. South Carolina is one of 30 states funded through BOLD for implementation of the SC Statewide Plan to Address Alzheimer’s and related dementias. To ensure South Carolina is able to continue to implement the strategic statewide plan, BOLD needs to be reauthorized. This bill directly helps people in the Palmetto State. South Carolinians are benefiting from early detection and diagnosis, and improved resources for caregivers.
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Join me today in asking Congressman James Clyburn, Senator Lindsey Graham and Senator Tim Scott to co-sponsor The BOLD Reauthorization Act. #ENDALZ
