Alzheimer's disease is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States.
More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's.
Every 67 seconds, someone in the United States develops Alzheimer's disease.
In 2013, 15.5 million caregivers provided an estimated 17.7 billion hours of unpaid care valued at more than $220 billion.
Alzheimer's is the only cause of death among the top 10 in America that cannot be prevented, cured, or even slowed.
There are approximately 500,000 people dying each year because they have Alzheimer's.
1 in 3 seniors dies with Alzheimer's or another dementia.

According to the Alzheimer's Association:
Alzheimer's disease is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States.
More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's.
Every 67 seconds, someone in the United States develops Alzheimer's disease.
In 2013, 15.5 million caregivers provided an estimated 17.7 billion hours of unpaid care valued at more than $220 billion.
Alzheimer's is the only cause of death among the top 10 in America that cannot be prevented, cured, or even slowed.
There are approximately 500,000 people dying each year because they have Alzheimer's.
1 in 3 seniors dies with Alzheimer's or another dementia.

My father died of Alzheimer's in October 2014. As a son I decided to put aside my career and spend my time as a caregiver to my elderly parents. As a photojournalist who lost his job of 20 years, I decided to document this new and painful chapter of life. For more than 4 years I took care of my parents and using the only camera I could afford, an iPhone 4, I photographed the most difficult story of my life.

I once said that I would give anything to be able to spend years photographing a single topic. Be careful of what you wish for.