FIGHT ALZHEIMER’S
Alzheimer’s is a nasty disease which progressively attacks the brain and is eventually fatal. 5 million Americans currently live with Alzheimer’s and 10 million baby boomers will develop the disease in the future – currently there is no cure. Increased awareness about the disease will help us find a cure and better support families and those living with the illness.
The Block Island print, from JHill Design’s “Places I Have Never Been” series, was created with Alzheimer’s awareness in mind. The drawing represents an imaginary vacation to Block Island, Rhode Island to see the birds resting on the Atlantic fly away, to eat some homemade scones and to ride a bicycle along the beach.
$5 – $15 per print will be donated to the Alzheimer’s Association, the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer care, support and research. (As well as a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Block Island note card.)
Jennifer Hill, owner of JHill Design and designer behind “Places I Have Never Been” has a personal connection to Alzheimer’s. In 2001 her father, David Hill, was diagnosed with Early-Onset Alzheimer’s at the age of 49. David, an avid traveller himself, was proactive and throughly optimistic in his fight against the disease, participating in clinical trials and studies. He succumbed to the illness in 2005 at the age of 54. David loved his trip to Block Island and the drawing is Jennifer’s imagination of what they would have done there if she could have joined him on his trip.
For more information about Alzheimer’s or the Alzheimer’s Association visit www.alz.org
