/ http://www.slideshare.net/images/logo.gif / 際際滷Share feed for 際際滷shows by User: heathershare https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/profile-photo-heathershare-48x48.jpg?cb=1523041223 * An estimated 5.4 million American's have Alzheimer's disease. Another American develops Alzheimer's disease every 69 seconds. * In 2010, 14.9 million family and friends provided 17 billion hours of unpaid care to those with Alzheimer's and other dementias. * The cost of caring for those with Alzheimer's to American society will total $183 billion in 2011. * Deaths from Alzheimer's increased 66 percent between 2000 and 2008, and Alzheimer's is the only cause of death among the top 10 in America without a way to prevent, cure, or even slow its progression.