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    Posted December 8, 2011 by
    michizrich1
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    Des Moines, Iowa
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    Iowa voters: What's your number one issue?

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    Defeat what defeats a lot of families with aging parents.

    By michizrich1  |  Posted December 8, 2011  |  Des Moines, Iowa
     
    By 2020, nearly 71,000 Iowans over age 65 will have Alzheimer's disease. And nationally, Alzheimer's could add nearly 2 trillion dollars to the national debt in the next decade unless we take action. But that's not why I care. I care because my grandmother suffered with dementia the last years of her life. I'm sure it was stressful for her, and it weighed heavily on my family.

    We need a national plan to defeat the disease that includes dedicating the right resources to scientific innovation and research. That's why Alzheimer's is a significant issue to me in this election.
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