{"id":101,"date":"2009-08-25T13:46:39","date_gmt":"2009-08-25T20:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/wordpress\/?p=101"},"modified":"2019-04-06T12:28:45","modified_gmt":"2019-04-06T18:28:45","slug":"update-on-my-mom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/2009\/08\/25\/update-on-my-mom\/","title":{"rendered":"Update on my Mom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/stories\/idaarnette.php\">Ida Arnette<\/a> passed away from Alzheimer&#8217;s disease on August 16,     2009. She struggled for over 8 years and was under hospice care at the end. We celebrated her life with friends and family this past weekend.<br \/>\nWhile it was expected,   hospital  it is both a time of deep sadness for us and relief for her. She had lost her identity and independence towards the end.<br \/>\nOver 5 million people have it today and it can hit anyone at any age &#8211; it is not just a disease of the elderly. There is no cure for Alzheimer&#8217;s and every 70 seconds a new case is diagnosed.<br \/>\nPlease join me in raising money to have a world without Alzheimer&#8217;s through joining <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/alzheimer\/memories7summits.php\">Memories are Everything: The 7 Summits for Alzheimer&#8217;s<\/a> where we will raise $1M or please make a donation today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/stories\/idaarnette.php\">Ida Arnette<\/a> passed away from Alzheimer&#8217;s disease on August 16, 2009. She struggled for over 8 years and was under hospice care at the end. We celebrated her life with friends and family this past weekend.<br \/>\nWhile it was expected, it is both a time of deep sadness for us and relief for her. 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