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ONALASKA, Wis. (WXOW) - The sounds of bowling filled Coulee Golf Bowl on a Thursday afternoon.
Chuck and Sharon Zimmer are playing what looks like a typical game of bowling, but it’s much more than that.
Over three years ago, Chuck was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 60. That was a gut-wrencher, said Sharon. I’m not going to lie. It hurt because we were in the prime of our life of retirement age.”
According to the Alzheimer s Association Wisconsin Chapter, around 5% of all Alzheimer s cases in the United States are like Chuck’s. He’s considered early-onset which is someone diagnosed before the age of 65.
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WISCONSIN – The Alzheimer’s Association announced on Tuesday, Dec. 8 that an analysis of Centers for Disease Control (CDC) data indicates that during the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a 13.9% increase in deaths from Alzheimer’s and dementia in Wisconsin, compared to the five-year average.
“This is a vulnerable population, and the above-average deaths far exceed other categories reported by the CDC,” the Alzheimer’s Association stated in a release.
“Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are seeing ‘excess deaths’ of those living with Alzheimer’s and dementia,” said Michael Bruhn, Director of Public Policy, Alzheimer’s Association Wisconsin Chapter. “Families with a loved one in a facility have been hit hard by the pandemic, and COVID-19 is altering normal patterns of mortality. The Alzheimer’s Association is concerned about this alarming trend and is calling on state lawmakers to implement rapid testing and other safety protocols t
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